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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.

December 1818

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1227Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1228Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1229Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 22, 1818

Lunar 一八一八年 · 冬月廿五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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 Snow

    Mon

    1818-12-07

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1818-12-22

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1819-01-06

    In 15 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1819-01-21

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 冬至

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿五

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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