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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 1971

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Lunar month 1127Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1212Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1213Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1214Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1215Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1220Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold21Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 130Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 131Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 11Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 12Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 13Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 16Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 5, 1971

Lunar 一九七〇年 · 腊月初九

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

    1970-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1971-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1971-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1971-01-21

    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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

戊子

腊月初九

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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