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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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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

Sunday, January 21, 2159

Lunar 二一五八年 · 腊月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for warm gatherings and giving thanks. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2159-01-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2159-02-04

    In 14 days

  4. Rain Water

    Mon

    2159-02-19

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月初三

Day cycle

壬申

剑锋金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelMake a pactFormal betrothalEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMarriageWelcome a son-in-lawFuneral preparation

Avoid

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

Move into a homeSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙寅)虎 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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