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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 1856

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1220Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold21Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 16Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 17Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 18Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 19Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, January 8, 1856

Lunar 一八五五年 · 腊月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1856-01-06

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1856-01-08

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1856-01-21

    In 13 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Mon

    1856-02-04

    In 27 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

乙卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

己丑

腊月初一

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthLay foundations

Avoid

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

Move into a homeInstall doorsMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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