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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 2200

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1216Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1217Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1218Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1219Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Cold20Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1221Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1222Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1223Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Spring4Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 125Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 9, 2200

Lunar 二一九九年 · 冬月廿三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    2200-01-05

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2200-01-09

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2200-01-20

    In 11 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Tue

    2200-02-04

    In 26 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁丑

冬月廿三

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringDemolish a houseDemolish wallsLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

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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