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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 1954

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1127Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 13Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 4, 1954

Lunar 一九五三年 · 冬月三十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Tue

    1953-12-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1954-01-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1954-01-06

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    1954-01-20

    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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲子

冬月三十

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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