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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 1848

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Lunar month 1126Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice21Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 19, 1848

Lunar 一八四八年 · 冬月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    1848-12-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1848-12-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1848-12-21

    In 2 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    1849-01-05

    In 17 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿四

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeek medical careDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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