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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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Thu
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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

Monday, January 6, 2053

Lunar 二〇五二年 · 冬月十七

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for warm gatherings and giving thanks. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2053-01-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2053-01-19

    In 13 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2053-02-03

    In 28 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸丑

冬月十七

Day cycle

壬寅

金箔金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleConstructionWelcome a household memberMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build a stoveBurialMake an offeringOpen for businessFormal betrothalMake a pactReceive livestockThanksgiving riteTravelVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙申)猴 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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