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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 1858

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Lunar month 1028Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 4, 1858

Lunar 一八五八年 · 十月廿九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Mon

    1858-11-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1858-12-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Tue

    1858-12-07

    In 3 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    1858-12-22

    In 18 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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

癸亥

十月廿九

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersMake a pactFormal betrothalCut garmentsSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteInstall machinerySet a bedBuild animal shelters

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeTreat illnessTake office

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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