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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

December 2024

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Lunar month 111Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1231Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 121Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 122Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Lunar 二〇二四年 · 冬月廿二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Fri

    2024-12-06

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2024-12-22

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2025-01-05

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2025-01-20

    In 29 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丙子

冬月廿二

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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