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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 1973

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TODAY
Sun
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1125Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1224Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1225Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 20, 1973

Lunar 一九七三年 · 冬月廿六

Daily direction

Northwest

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

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Fri

    1973-12-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1973-12-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    1973-12-22

    In 2 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1974-01-06

    In 17 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿六

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Receive wealthOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberMeridian therapyMake an offeringOffer prayersSet an altar

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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