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 2023

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1026Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 十月廿三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    2023-11-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2023-12-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2023-12-07

    In 2 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2023-12-22

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

癸亥

十月廿三

Day cycle

丁酉

山下火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneBreak ground

Avoid

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

Timber workRaise a roof beamConstructionFuneral preparationHaircutVisit friends and familyMove into a homeInstall doorsBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛卯)兔 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

Avoid

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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