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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 2106

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Lunar month 1127Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1212Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1213Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1214Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1215Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold20Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1221Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 16Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 5, 2106

Lunar 二一〇五年 · 腊月初一

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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

    Tue

    2105-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2106-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2106-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2106-01-20

    In 15 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊子

腊月初一

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyInstall machineryConsecrateConstructionBreak groundRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamBuild a house

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove the hearthMarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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