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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 1960

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Lunar month 1127Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1220Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold21Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 130Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 131Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 13Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring5Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 3, 1960

Lunar 一九五九年 · 腊月初五

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

    1959-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1960-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1960-01-06

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1960-01-21

    In 18 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙子

腊月初五

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Receive wealthOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberMeridian therapyMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altar

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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