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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 2177

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1129Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1212Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1213Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1214Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1215Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 130Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 131Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 11Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 12Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Spring3Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 14Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 15Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 16Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 17Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 18Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 3, 2177

Lunar 二一七六年 · 腊月初四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    Sat

    2176-12-21

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2177-01-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2177-01-05

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2177-01-20

    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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初四

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyMeridian therapy

Avoid

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

Purification riteBuild roof beamsDig a wellFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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