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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 1874

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1029Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 3, 1874

Lunar 一八七四年 · 十月廿五

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. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    1874-11-22

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1874-12-03

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Mon

    1874-12-07

    In 4 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    1874-12-22

    In 19 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙亥

十月廿五

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersCarvingRelocateOpen for businessMove into a homeTravel

Avoid

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

Raise a roof beamOpen a storehouseDispatch goodsBuild a houseBuild a boat

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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