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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 2176

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Lunar month 1131Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 3, 2176

Lunar 二一七五年 · 冬月廿二

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Fri

    2175-12-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2176-01-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2176-01-06

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2176-01-20

    In 17 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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿二

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Coming-of-age riteReceive wealthDig a wellDig a pondMove the hearthSet a bedTradeExecute an agreementHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Install doorsBreak groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionBurialPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Favourable

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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