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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 1954

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1128Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 29, 1954

Lunar 一九五四年 · 腊月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    1954-12-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1954-12-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    1955-01-06

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1955-01-21

    In 23 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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丙子

腊月初五

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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