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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 2040

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Lunar month 1025Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 123Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 21, 2040

Lunar 二〇四〇年 · 冬月十八

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. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2040-12-06

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2040-12-21

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2041-01-05

    In 15 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2041-01-20

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 冬至

Year cycle

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

戊子

冬月十八

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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