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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 2026

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1029Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 27, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 冬月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Tue

    2026-12-22

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2026-12-27

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2027-01-05

    In 9 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2027-01-20

    In 24 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十九

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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