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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 2019

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 111Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1211Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 9, 2019

Lunar 二〇一九年 · 冬月十四

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

    Sat

    2019-12-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2019-12-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2019-12-22

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2020-01-06

    In 28 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙子

冬月十四

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenCarvingConsecrateSet an altarTravelBegin study

Avoid

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

Open for businessFormal betrothalMake a pactBuild a stoveBuild a templeBuild a boatMeridian therapy

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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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