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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

Thursday, January 26, 2197

Lunar 二一九六年 · 腊月初九

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2197-01-26

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Start of Spring

    Fri

    2197-02-03

    In 8 days

  4. Rain Water

    Sat

    2197-02-18

    In 23 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

腊月初九

Day cycle

丁酉

山下火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringPurification riteFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialTomb-opening riteBurialTend a graveErect a memorialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeBuild a stoveFormal betrothalMake a pact

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛卯)兔 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

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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