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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 1851

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1030Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1018Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1019Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1020Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1021Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 17, 1851

Lunar 一八五一年 · 十月廿五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1851-12-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1851-12-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1851-12-22

    In 5 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    1852-01-06

    In 20 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

辛亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

庚子

十月廿五

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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