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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 1918

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 101Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow8Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 125Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1211Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 14, 1918

Lunar 一九一八年 · 冬月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1918-12-08

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1918-12-14

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    1918-12-22

    In 8 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1919-01-06

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

大雪 → 冬至

Year cycle

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十二

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteTravelComing-of-age riteInstall machineryRelocateMove into a homeSet an altarSet a bed

Avoid

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

ConsecratePlantingTreat illnessInstall doorsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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