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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 2020

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Lunar month 1029Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice21Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1122Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 21, 2020

Lunar 二〇二〇年 · 冬月初七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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

    Mon

    2020-12-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2020-12-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2021-01-05

    In 15 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2021-01-20

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 冬至

Year cycle

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊子

冬月初七

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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