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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 2237

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Lunar month 121Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold20Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1221Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 130Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 131Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 11Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 12Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 13Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 15Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 110Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 2, 2237

Lunar 二二三六年 · 腊月初五

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. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    2236-12-22

    Passed 11 days
  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2237-01-02

    Since the previous term: 11 days
  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2237-01-05

    In 3 days
  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2237-01-20

    In 18 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

庚子

腊月初五

Day cycle

壬寅

金箔金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessExecute an agreementConsecrateLift misfortuneInstall machineryRaise a roof beamTomb-opening riteBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageOffer prayers

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙申)猴 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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