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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

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

January 1912

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Lunar month 1131Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold7Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1220Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold21Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring5Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 5, 1912

Lunar 一九一一年 · 冬月十七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sat

    1911-12-23

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1912-01-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1912-01-07

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1912-01-21

    In 16 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

辛亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十七

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenCarvingConsecrateSet an altarTravelBegin study

Avoid

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

Open for businessFormal betrothalMake a pactBuild a stoveBuild a templeBuild a boatMeridian therapy

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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