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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 2023

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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

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 十月廿四

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. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    2023-11-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2023-12-06

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2023-12-07

    In 1 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2023-12-22

    In 16 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

十月廿四

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set the marriage bedCut garmentsMarriageSet a bedFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBuild animal shelters

Avoid

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

Acquire propertyBuild a boatConsecrateDig a wellBuild 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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