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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 2004

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Lunar month 1028Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice21Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1122Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Lunar 二〇〇四年 · 冬月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Tue

    2004-12-07

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2004-12-14

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    2004-12-21

    In 7 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2005-01-05

    In 22 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初三

Day cycle

丁卯

炉中火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLevel roadsEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressBurialAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeFormal betrothalMake a pactDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛酉)鸡 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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