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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 2124

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Lunar month 1126Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1220Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold21Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 5, 2124

Lunar 二一二三年 · 冬月十九

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Wed

    2123-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2124-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2124-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2124-01-21

    In 16 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十九

Day cycle

壬子

桑柘木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BurialTomb-opening riteMove a coffinFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

Avoid other undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙午)马 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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