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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 2234

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Lunar month 1129Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1212Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1213Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1214Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1215Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1216Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1217Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1218Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1219Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Cold20Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1221Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 130Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 131Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 11Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 12Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 13Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Spring4Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 15Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 16Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 17Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 18Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, January 16, 2234

Lunar 二二三三年 · 腊月十六

Daily direction

Northwest

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

    Mon

    2234-01-06

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2234-01-16

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2234-01-20

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Tue

    2234-02-04

    In 19 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月十六

Day cycle

庚子

壁上土

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenBathingExchange family namesTradeReceive wealthFuneral preparationMove a coffinBurial

Avoid

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

Move into a homeAcquire propertyMarriageBreak groundPlantingOpen for businessConsecrateBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲午)马 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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