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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 2214

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Lunar month 1126Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1212Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1220Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold21Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 21, 2214

Lunar 二二一三年 · 腊月初十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Thu

    2214-01-06

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2214-01-21

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2214-02-04

    In 14 days

  4. Rain Water

    Sat

    2214-02-19

    In 29 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月初十

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringPray for childrenMove the hearthSculpture and paintingCut garmentsVisit friends and familyBegin studyDismantle

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMarriageBuild a templeSet a bedThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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