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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 2205

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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

Sunday, January 20, 2205

Lunar 二二〇四年 · 冬月三十

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for warm gatherings and giving thanks. 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. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2205-01-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2205-01-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Mon

    2205-02-04

    In 15 days

  4. Rain Water

    Tue

    2205-02-19

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 大寒

Year cycle

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丁丑

冬月三十

Day cycle

壬申

剑锋金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelMake a pactFormal betrothalEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMarriageWelcome a son-in-lawFuneral preparation

Avoid

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

Move into a homeSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙寅)虎 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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