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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 2112

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1127Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1220Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold21Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 130Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 131Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 13Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring5Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 3, 2112

Lunar 二一一一年 · 腊月初四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    2111-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2112-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2112-01-06

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2112-01-21

    In 18 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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初四

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

Favourable

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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