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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 2056

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1126Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 9, 2056

Lunar 二〇五五年 · 冬月廿三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2056-01-05

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2056-01-09

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2056-01-20

    In 11 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2056-02-04

    In 26 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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

己丑

冬月廿三

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringPray for childrenMove the hearthSculpture and paintingCut garmentsVisit friends and familyBegin studyDismantle

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMarriageBuild a templeSet a bedThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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