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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 2163

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Lunar month 1126Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 18, 2163

Lunar 二一六二年 · 腊月十四

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. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2163-01-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2163-01-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2163-01-20

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2163-02-04

    In 17 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

癸丑

腊月十四

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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