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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 1979

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1025Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 107Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow8Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1015Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1016Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1017Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1018Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 24, 1979

Lunar 一九七九年 · 冬月初六

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. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    1979-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1979-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1980-01-06

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1980-01-21

    In 28 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初六

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake vehicles and toolsMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a templeSet an altarMove the hearthTravel

Avoid

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

Purification riteTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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