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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 1864

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1127Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1212Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1213Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1214Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1215Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1216Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1217Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1218Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1219Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1220Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Cold21Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1222Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1223Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring4Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, January 18, 1864

Lunar 一八六三年 · 腊月初十

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. 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

    Wed

    1864-01-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1864-01-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1864-01-21

    In 3 days

  4. Start of Spring

    Thu

    1864-02-04

    In 17 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

乙丑

腊月初十

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMove into a homeRelocateSet a bedConstructionBreak ground

Avoid

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

Dig a wellBurialPlantingTravelBuild a stoveOpen for businessInstall doors

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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