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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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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

Saturday, January 12, 2182

Lunar 二一八一年 · 腊月初八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2182-01-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2182-01-20

    In 8 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2182-02-04

    In 23 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

腊月初八

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingOffer prayersPurification riteMake a pactFormal betrothalCut garmentsDismantleLay foundationsRaise pillars

Avoid

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

Open a storehouseMarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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