DestiniDaily Insight

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 1976

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1028Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 9, 1976

Lunar 一九七六年 · 十月十九

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

    Tue

    1976-12-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1976-12-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    1976-12-22

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1977-01-05

    In 27 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

十月十九

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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