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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 2023

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Lunar month 121Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 130Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 1, 2023

Lunar 二〇二二年 · 腊月初十

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

    Thu

    2022-12-22

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2023-01-01

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2023-01-05

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2023-01-20

    In 19 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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

壬子

腊月初十

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

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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