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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 2188

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Lunar month 1230Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1211Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1212Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1213Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold20Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 130Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 131Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 11Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 12Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 13Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 15Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 16Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 17Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 18Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 19Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 7, 2188

Lunar 二一八七年 · 腊月初九

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. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2187-12-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2188-01-07

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2188-01-20

    In 13 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2188-02-04

    In 28 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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

癸丑

腊月初九

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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