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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 2027

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1128Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 5, 2027

Lunar 二〇二七年 · 冬月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for giving thanks and patient beginnings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Mon

    2027-11-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2027-12-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Tue

    2027-12-07

    In 2 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    2027-12-22

    In 17 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

丁未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

辛亥

冬月初八

Day cycle

戊午

天上火

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringComing-of-age riteCut garmentsTimber workBuild roof beamsSet up a horse frameLay foundation stones

Avoid

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

Build a houseBuild a boatBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬子)鼠 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

戊午

Favourable

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

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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