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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 1990

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1025Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1026Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1027Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1010Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1011Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1012Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1013Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1014Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1015Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1016Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 26, 1990

Lunar 一九九〇年 · 冬月初十

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

    1990-12-22

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1990-12-26

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1991-01-06

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    1991-01-20

    In 25 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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

戊子

冬月初十

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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