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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 2210

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Lunar month 1231Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1220Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Cold21Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 130Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 131Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 19Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 110Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, January 17, 2210

Lunar 二二〇九年 · 腊月廿一

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

    Sat

    2210-01-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2210-01-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2210-01-21

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sun

    2210-02-04

    In 18 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁丑

腊月廿一

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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