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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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TODAY
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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

Monday, December 24, 2040

Lunar 二〇四〇年 · 冬月廿一

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    2040-12-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2040-12-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2041-01-05

    In 12 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2041-01-20

    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

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿一

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Offer prayersPurification riteFormal betrothalMake a pactLift misfortuneSet up a horse frameSet roof-post openingsConstructionBreak groundLay foundations

Avoid

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

RelocateOpen for businessMove into a homeBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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