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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 2028

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Lunar month 1026Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow6Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 107Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1015Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice21Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1122Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 24, 2028

Lunar 二〇二八年 · 冬月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2028-12-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2028-12-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2029-01-05

    In 12 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2029-01-20

    In 27 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初九

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Coming-of-age riteReceive wealthDig a wellDig a pondMove the hearthSet a bedTradeExecute an agreementHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Install doorsBreak groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionBurialPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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