DestiniDaily Insight

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 2022

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Lunar month 1127Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1223Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1224Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1225Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1226Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 23, 2022

Lunar 二〇二二年 · 腊月初一

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

    Wed

    2022-12-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2022-12-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2023-01-05

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2023-01-20

    In 28 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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

壬子

腊月初一

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

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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