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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 1840

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 17, 1840

Lunar 一八四〇年 · 冬月廿四

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. Greater Snow

    Mon

    1840-12-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1840-12-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    1840-12-22

    In 5 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    1841-01-05

    In 19 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

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿四

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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