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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 1972

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1126Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1220Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold21Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring5Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 5, 1972

Lunar 一九七一年 · 冬月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Wed

    1971-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1972-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1972-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1972-01-21

    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

辛亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十九

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteTravelComing-of-age riteInstall machineryRelocateMove into a homeSet an altarSet a bed

Avoid

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

ConsecratePlantingTreat illnessInstall doorsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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