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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 2029

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Lunar month 1131Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring3Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, January 13, 2029

Lunar 二〇二八年 · 冬月廿九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for clear agreements and warm gatherings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Fri

    2029-01-05

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2029-01-13

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2029-01-20

    In 7 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2029-02-03

    In 21 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

乙丑

冬月廿九

Day cycle

癸卯

金箔金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLay foundationsSet a bedReceive wealthTradeExecute an agreementMarriagePlantingFuneral preparationMove a coffin

Avoid

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

Hang a signboardMove into a homeRaise a roof beamOffer prayersLitigationBuild roof beamsBuild a stoveDig a pondInstall doorsBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁酉)鸡 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

戊午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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