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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 2186

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Lunar month 121Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1212Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1213Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1214Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1215Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1216Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1217Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1218Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1219Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold20Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 130Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 131Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 11Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 12Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring3Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 14Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 15Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 16Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 17Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 18Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 19Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 110Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 2, 2186

Lunar 二一八五年 · 腊月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2185-12-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2186-01-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2186-01-05

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2186-01-20

    In 18 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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊子

腊月十二

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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