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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 2057

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Lunar month 1131Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold19Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1220Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring3Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 14Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 15Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 16Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 17Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 18Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 19Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 110Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, January 13, 2057

Lunar 二〇五六年 · 腊月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. 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

    Fri

    2057-01-05

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2057-01-13

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2057-01-19

    In 6 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2057-02-03

    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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月初九

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringVisit friends and familyTravelMake a pactFormal betrothalBathingConstructionBreak groundOffer prayersPurification rite

Avoid

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

Build a houseOpen for businessBuild a stoveMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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