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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

January 2203

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Lunar month 1126Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1214Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1215Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1216Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1217Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1220Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold21Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring5Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 4, 2203

Lunar 二二〇二年 · 冬月廿一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2202-12-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2203-01-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2203-01-06

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2203-01-21

    In 17 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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

壬子

冬月廿一

Day cycle

乙巳

覆灯火

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Open for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己亥)猪 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

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

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

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

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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