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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 1862

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 1030Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1017Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1018Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1019Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1020Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 31, 1862

Lunar 一八六二年 · 冬月十一

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1862-12-22

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1862-12-31

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    1863-01-06

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    1863-01-20

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十一

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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