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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 1985

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 14, 1985

Lunar 一九八四年 · 冬月廿四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    1985-01-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1985-01-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1985-01-20

    In 6 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    1985-02-04

    In 21 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

小寒 → 大寒

Year cycle

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丁丑

冬月廿四

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneTrain livestockVisit friends and familyAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Break ground for burialBreak groundBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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