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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 1957

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Lunar month 101Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1017Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1018Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1019Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1020Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 4, 1957

Lunar 一九五七年 · 十月十三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. Lesser Snow

    Fri

    1957-11-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1957-12-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Sat

    1957-12-07

    In 3 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    1957-12-22

    In 18 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

十月十三

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringHaircutAcquire propertySeal openingsEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeSet a bedDig a wellConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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