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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 2205

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1130Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 4, 2205

Lunar 二二〇四年 · 冬月十四

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sat

    2204-12-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2205-01-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2205-01-06

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2205-01-20

    In 16 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丙子

冬月十四

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeSet a bedConsecrateMake an offeringMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundHang a signboardFuneral preparationBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessBuild a stoveAcquire propertyBuild roof beamsTimber work

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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