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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 1827

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Lunar month 1025Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow8Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 26, 1827

Lunar 一八二七年 · 冬月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Sat

    1827-12-22

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1827-12-26

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1828-01-06

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1828-01-21

    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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初九

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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