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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 1897

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1128Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1224Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1225Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1226Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1227Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1228Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1229Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1230Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 2, 1897

Lunar 一八九七年 · 冬月初九

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

    Mon

    1897-11-22

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1897-12-02

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Tue

    1897-12-07

    In 5 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    1897-12-21

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

辛亥

冬月初九

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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