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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 1850

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1213Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1214Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1215Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1216Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1217Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1218Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1219Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Cold20Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1221Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1222Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Spring4Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 29, 1850

Lunar 一八四九年 · 腊月十七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1850-01-20

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1850-01-29

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Mon

    1850-02-04

    In 6 days

  4. Rain Water

    Tue

    1850-02-19

    In 21 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

大寒 → 立春

Year cycle

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁丑

腊月十七

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneRepair wallsLevel roadsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

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

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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