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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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

Friday, December 15, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 冬月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2023-12-07

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2023-12-15

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2023-12-22

    In 7 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2024-01-06

    In 22 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大雪 → 冬至

Year cycle

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初三

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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