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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

January 2169

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Lunar month 121Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 130Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 131Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring3Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 19Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 110Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 5, 2169

Lunar 二一六八年 · 腊月初八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. 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. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    2168-12-21

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2169-01-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2169-01-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2169-02-03

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小寒

Year cycle

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月初八

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingMend wallsSeal openingsPest controlLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Build a templeMove into a homeConstructionBurialFuneral processionMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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