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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 2010

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Lunar month 1028Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 125Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Lunar 二〇一〇年 · 冬月廿四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Wed

    2010-12-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2010-12-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2011-01-06

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2011-01-20

    In 22 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿四

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Build a stoveSculpture and paintingFuneral processionLitigationTimber workBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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