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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 2144

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 1129Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1220Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold21Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 2, 2144

Lunar 二一四三年 · 冬月廿八

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. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2143-12-22

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2144-01-02

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2144-01-06

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2144-01-21

    In 19 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

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿八

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeek medical careDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

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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