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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 1958

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 5, 1958

Lunar 一九五七年 · 冬月十六

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    1957-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1958-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1958-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1958-01-20

    In 15 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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十六

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a homeVisit the sickTravelBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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