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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 1978

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1026Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 5, 1978

Lunar 一九七八年 · 冬月初六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Lesser Snow

    Thu

    1978-11-23

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1978-12-05

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1978-12-07

    In 2 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    1978-12-22

    In 17 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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

癸亥

冬月初六

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSculpture and paintingHaircutVisit friends and familyAnimal husbandryDig a pondBuild animal sheltersHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Offer prayersThanksgiving riteBurialRaise a roof beamBuild a stoveOpen for businessMarriageTravelMove into a homeBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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