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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 2026

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1128Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 16, 2026

Lunar 二〇二五年 · 冬月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

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

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Mon

    2026-01-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2026-01-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2026-01-20

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Wed

    2026-02-04

    In 19 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己丑

冬月廿八

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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