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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 1837

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Lunar month 1026Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 6, 1837

Lunar 一八三七年 · 冬月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    1837-11-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1837-12-06

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1837-12-07

    In 1 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    1837-12-22

    In 16 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

辛亥

冬月初九

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneHaircutVisit friends and familyPlantingReceive livestockAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveLitigationRelocateTravelTake office

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

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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