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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 2172

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Lunar month 1229Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1212Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 130Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, January 5, 2172

Lunar 二一七一年 · 腊月初十

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. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2171-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2172-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2172-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2172-01-20

    In 15 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初十

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TradeWelcome a household memberMake an offeringBathingCaptureFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressBurialThanksgiving rite

Avoid

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

Purification riteMove into a homeConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burial

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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