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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 1874

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
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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

Wednesday, December 16, 1874

Lunar 一八七四年 · 冬月初八

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

    Mon

    1874-12-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1874-12-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    1874-12-22

    In 6 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1875-01-06

    In 21 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初八

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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