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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 1875

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1128Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 5, 1875

Lunar 一八七五年 · 冬月初八

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

    Tue

    1875-11-23

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1875-12-05

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Tue

    1875-12-07

    In 2 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    1875-12-22

    In 17 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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁亥

冬月初八

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSculpture and paintingHaircutVisit friends and familyAnimal husbandryDig a pondBuild animal sheltersHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Offer prayersThanksgiving riteBurialRaise a roof beamBuild a stoveOpen for businessMarriageTravelMove into a homeBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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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