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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

January 2086

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold19Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1220Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring3Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 31, 2086

Lunar 二〇八五年 · 腊月十七

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. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2086-01-19

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2086-01-31

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2086-02-03

    In 3 days

  4. Rain Water

    Mon

    2086-02-18

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己丑

腊月十七

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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