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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 1887

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1027Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1010Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1011Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1012Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1013Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1014Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 2, 1887

Lunar 一八八七年 · 十月十八

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

    1887-11-22

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1887-12-02

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Wed

    1887-12-07

    In 5 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1887-12-22

    In 20 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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

辛亥

十月十八

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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