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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 2182

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 8, 2182

Lunar 二一八一年 · 腊月初四

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. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2182-01-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2182-01-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2182-01-20

    In 12 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2182-02-04

    In 27 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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月初四

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringPray for childrenMove the hearthSculpture and paintingCut garmentsVisit friends and familyBegin studyDismantle

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMarriageBuild a templeSet a bedThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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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