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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 1952

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Lunar month 1230Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1220Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold21Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 130Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 131Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring5Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, January 5, 1952

Lunar 一九五一年 · 腊月初九

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

    Sun

    1951-12-23

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1952-01-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1952-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1952-01-21

    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

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初九

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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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