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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 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

Sunday, January 12, 2177

Lunar 二一七六年 · 腊月十三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sun

    2177-01-05

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2177-01-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2177-01-20

    In 8 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2177-02-03

    In 22 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月十三

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringPurification riteReceive wealthCaptureHunting

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessMove into a homeSet a bedBreak ground for burialBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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