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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

Friday, January 11, 2188

Lunar 二一八七年 · 腊月十三

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

    Sun

    2188-01-06

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2188-01-11

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2188-01-20

    In 9 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2188-02-04

    In 24 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

腊月十三

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMove into a homeRelocateSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTravel

Avoid

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

Timber workOpen for businessTradeRaise a roof beamBuild a stoveInstall doorsBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

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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