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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

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
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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

Thursday, December 31, 1818

Lunar 一八一八年 · 腊月初五

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    1818-12-22

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1818-12-31

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1819-01-06

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    1819-01-21

    In 21 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲子

腊月初五

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyInstall machinery

Avoid

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

Open for businessBuild a templeAcquire propertyDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬戌)狗 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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