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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 2190

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Lunar month 1127Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring3Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 21, 2190

Lunar 二一八九年 · 腊月十六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for clear agreements and patient beginnings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Tue

    2190-01-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2190-01-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Wed

    2190-02-03

    In 13 days

  4. Rain Water

    Thu

    2190-02-18

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁丑

腊月十六

Day cycle

乙卯

大溪水

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneTravelBegin study

Avoid

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

Move into a homeConsecrateBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己酉)鸡 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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