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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 2003

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1130Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1223Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1224Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

Lunar 二〇〇三年 · 腊月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Mon

    2003-12-22

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2003-12-31

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2004-01-06

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2004-01-21

    In 21 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲子

腊月初九

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyInstall machineryConsecrateConstructionBreak groundRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamBuild a house

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove the hearthMarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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