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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 2109

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1130Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1212Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 31, 2109

Lunar 二一〇九年 · 正月初一

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

    Sun

    2109-01-20

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2109-01-31

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2109-02-04

    In 4 days

  4. Rain Water

    Tue

    2109-02-19

    In 19 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

乙丑

正月初一

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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