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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 2074

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Lunar month 1231Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 130Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 131Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring3Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 19Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 110Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 5, 2074

Lunar 二〇七三年 · 腊月初八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for clear agreements and giving thanks. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Thu

    2073-12-21

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2074-01-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2074-01-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2074-02-03

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 小寒

Year cycle

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月初八

Day cycle

辛卯

松柏木

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageTravelHaircutSet a bedTomb-opening riteBurialTend a graveOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Dig a wellOffer prayersThanksgiving riteBreak groundMove into a homeRaise a roof beamConstructionBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙酉)鸡 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

丙申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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