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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

Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Lunar 二〇一九年 · 冬月廿九

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

    Sun

    2019-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2019-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2020-01-06

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2020-01-20

    In 27 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙子

冬月廿九

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteTravelComing-of-age riteInstall machineryRelocateMove into a homeSet an altarSet a bed

Avoid

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

ConsecratePlantingTreat illnessInstall doorsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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