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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 1986

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 3, 1986

Lunar 一九八五年 · 冬月廿三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Sun

    1985-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1986-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1986-01-05

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1986-01-20

    In 17 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿三

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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