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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 1893

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Lunar month 1026Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice21Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1122Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 23, 1893

Lunar 一八九三年 · 冬月十六

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. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1893-12-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1893-12-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    1894-01-05

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    1894-01-20

    In 28 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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十六

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeek medical careDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

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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