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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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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

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Lunar 二〇二五年 · 腊月初九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Tue

    2026-01-20

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2026-01-27

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Wed

    2026-02-04

    In 8 days

  4. Rain Water

    Wed

    2026-02-18

    In 22 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己丑

腊月初九

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTrain livestockBuild animal sheltersVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeTravelBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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