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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 2227

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Lunar month 1131Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1219Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1220Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold21Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Spring4Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, January 5, 2227

Lunar 二二二六年 · 冬月十七

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Fri

    2226-12-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2227-01-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2227-01-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2227-01-21

    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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十七

Day cycle

壬子

桑柘木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BurialTomb-opening riteMove a coffinFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

Avoid other undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙午)马 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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