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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 1997

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 23, 1997

Lunar 一九九六年 · 腊月十五

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. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1997-01-20

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1997-01-23

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Tue

    1997-02-04

    In 12 days

  4. Rain Water

    Tue

    1997-02-18

    In 26 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月十五

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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