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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 2165

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring3Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 20, 2165

Lunar 二一六四年 · 腊月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for clear agreements and warm gatherings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sat

    2165-01-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2165-01-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2165-02-03

    In 14 days

  4. Rain Water

    Mon

    2165-02-18

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 大寒

Year cycle

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丁丑

腊月初八

Day cycle

癸卯

金箔金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLay foundationsSet a bedReceive wealthTradeExecute an agreementMarriagePlantingFuneral preparationMove a coffin

Avoid

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

Hang a signboardMove into a homeRaise a roof beamOffer prayersLitigationBuild roof beamsBuild a stoveDig a pondInstall doorsBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁酉)鸡 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

戊午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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