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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 2159

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TODAY
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Fri
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Lunar month 1131Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 17, 2159

Lunar 二一五八年 · 冬月廿八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    2159-01-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2159-01-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2159-01-20

    In 3 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2159-02-04

    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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙丑

冬月廿八

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Repair wallsLevel roadsFuneral preparationMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a homeConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬戌)狗 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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