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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 2036

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Lunar month 1230Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 130Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 131Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 16, 2036

Lunar 二〇三五年 · 腊月十九

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. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2036-01-06

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2036-01-16

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2036-01-20

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2036-02-04

    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

乙卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

己丑

腊月十九

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMove into a homeRelocateSet a bedConstructionBreak ground

Avoid

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

Dig a wellBurialPlantingTravelBuild a stoveOpen for businessInstall doors

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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