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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 2053

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TODAY
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold19Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1220Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring3Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 2, 2053

Lunar 二〇五二年 · 冬月十三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sat

    2052-12-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2053-01-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2053-01-05

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2053-01-19

    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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十三

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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