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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 16, 2237

Lunar 二二三六年 · 腊月十九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    2237-01-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2237-01-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2237-01-20

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Sat

    2237-02-04

    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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月十九

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringComing-of-age riteMarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberCut garmentsMake netsLevel roads

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a templeBuild a stoveTreat illnessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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