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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 1873

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1030Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 24, 1873

Lunar 一八七三年 · 冬月初五

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. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1873-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1873-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1874-01-05

    In 12 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    1874-01-20

    In 27 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初五

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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