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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 2027

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1127Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1212Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1213Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1214Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1215Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold20Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1221Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 16Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 3, 2027

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 冬月廿六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Tue

    2026-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2027-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2027-01-05

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2027-01-20

    In 17 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿六

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a homeVisit the sickTravelBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

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

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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