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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 2197

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Lunar month 111Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1218Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Cold19Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1220Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1221Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1222Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Spring3Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, January 21, 2197

Lunar 二一九六年 · 腊月初四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Thu

    2197-01-19

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2197-01-21

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2197-02-03

    In 13 days

  4. Rain Water

    Sat

    2197-02-18

    In 28 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

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛丑

腊月初四

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneLevel roadsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeDig a wellBuild a templePlantingAcupunctureTreat illnessDig a pond

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

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

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

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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