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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 2025

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Lunar month 1030Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1017Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1018Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1019Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice21Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1122Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Lunar 二〇二五年 · 冬月初九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2025-12-21

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2025-12-28

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2026-01-05

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2026-01-20

    In 23 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊子

冬月初九

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedSet up a horse frameMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelHaircutTimber workBuild roof beamsSet roof-post openings

Avoid

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

Build a stoveInstall doorsBuild a bridgeOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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