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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 1823

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1030Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow8Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 26, 1823

Lunar 一八二三年 · 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. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1823-12-22

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1823-12-26

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    1824-01-06

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    1824-01-21

    In 26 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿五

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyMeridian therapy

Avoid

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

Purification riteBuild roof beamsDig a wellFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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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