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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 2141

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Lunar month 111Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1212Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 110Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 17, 2141

Lunar 二一四〇年 · 腊月初十

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. 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. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2141-01-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2141-01-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2141-01-20

    In 3 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2141-02-04

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小寒 → 大寒

Year cycle

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

己丑

腊月初十

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMove into a homeRelocateSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTravel

Avoid

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

Timber workOpen for businessTradeRaise a roof beamBuild a stoveInstall doorsBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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