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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 1898

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Lunar month 1027Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 25, 1898

Lunar 一八九八年 · 冬月十三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    1898-12-22

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1898-12-25

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1899-01-05

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1899-01-20

    In 26 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十三

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamSet a bedAcquire property

Avoid

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

MarriageWelcome a household memberBurialTravelTake officeMove into a homeRelocateFuneral preparationDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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