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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 1989

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1026Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1228Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1229Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 126Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 16, 1989

Lunar 一九八九年 · 冬月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    1989-12-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1989-12-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    1989-12-22

    In 6 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    1990-01-05

    In 20 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丙子

冬月十九

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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