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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 2170

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Lunar month 1131Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold20Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1221Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1222Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1223Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1224Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1225Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1226Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring4Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 15, 2170

Lunar 二一六九年 · 冬月廿九

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Fri

    2170-01-05

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2170-01-15

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2170-01-20

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2170-02-04

    In 20 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丁丑

冬月廿九

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingOffer prayersPurification riteMake a pactFormal betrothalCut garmentsDismantleLay foundationsRaise pillars

Avoid

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

Open a storehouseMarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

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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