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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 2179

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Lunar month 1127Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 5, 2179

Lunar 二一七八年 · 冬月廿八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Tue

    2178-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2179-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2179-01-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Thu

    2179-02-04

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小寒

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

乙丑

冬月廿八

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTrain livestockBuild animal sheltersVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeTravelBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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