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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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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

Saturday, January 4, 2177

Lunar 二一七六年 · 腊月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2176-12-21

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2177-01-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2177-01-05

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2177-01-20

    In 16 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

腊月初五

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Receive wealthOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberMeridian therapyMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altar

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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