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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

January 1899

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Lunar month 111Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 110Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 3, 1899

Lunar 一八九八年 · 冬月廿二

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

A daily reflection is not a prediction. Use it as a prompt for attentive, self-directed choices.

24 Solar Terms

Follow the seasonal rhythm, from today into the next turn.

  1. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1898-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1899-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1899-01-05

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1899-01-20

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿二

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedSet up a horse frameMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelHaircutTimber workBuild roof beamsSet roof-post openings

Avoid

Traditional cautions for the day; treat them as a pause for discernment.

Build a stoveInstall doorsBuild a bridgeOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

Favourable

Almanac information and Daily Insight are offered for traditional-culture reference and personal reflection only. They are not professional, medical, legal, or financial advice.

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