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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 1828

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Lunar month 1030Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 8, 1828

Lunar 一八二八年 · 冬月初二

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. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    1828-11-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1828-12-08

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1828-12-22

    In 14 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1829-01-05

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大雪 → 冬至

Year cycle

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初二

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

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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