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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 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

Saturday, January 28, 2169

Lunar 二一六九年 · 正月初一

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. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2169-01-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2169-01-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2169-02-03

    In 6 days

  4. Rain Water

    Sat

    2169-02-18

    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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

乙丑

正月初一

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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