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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 2198

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Lunar month 1131Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring3Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 2, 2198

Lunar 二一九七年 · 冬月廿五

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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

    Thu

    2197-12-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2198-01-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2198-01-05

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2198-01-20

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬子

冬月廿五

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyInstall machineryConsecrateConstructionBreak groundRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamBuild a house

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove the hearthMarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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