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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 2004

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Lunar month 1228Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1220Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold21Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 130Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 131Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Lunar 二〇〇三年 · 腊月廿三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Tue

    2004-01-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2004-01-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2004-01-21

    In 7 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Wed

    2004-02-04

    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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月廿三

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneLevel roadsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeDig a wellBuild a templePlantingAcupunctureTreat illnessDig a pond

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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