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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 2017

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Lunar month 121Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 130Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 131Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 11Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 12Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring3Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 2, 2017

Lunar 二〇一六年 · 腊月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    2016-12-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2017-01-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2017-01-05

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2017-01-20

    In 18 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

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初五

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyMeridian therapy

Avoid

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

Purification riteBuild roof beamsDig a wellFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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