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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 1981

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1129Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1226Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1227Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 127Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 128Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 22, 1981

Lunar 一九八一年 · 冬月廿七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. 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. Greater Snow

    Mon

    1981-12-07

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1981-12-22

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    1982-01-06

    In 15 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    1982-01-20

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 冬至

Year cycle

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿七

Day cycle

甲戌

山头火

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenSculpture and paintingLift misfortuneDismantleConstructionBreak ground

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessMove the hearthWelcome a household memberFuneral preparationTake officeMove into a homeRelocateTravelBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊辰)龙 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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