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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 2161

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Lunar month 1228Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 130Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 131Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring3Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 28, 2161

Lunar 二一六一年 · 正月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2161-01-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2161-01-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Tue

    2161-02-03

    In 6 days

  4. Rain Water

    Wed

    2161-02-18

    In 21 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

己丑

正月初三

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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