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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 2042

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TODAY
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1030Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 22, 2042

Lunar 二〇四二年 · 冬月十一

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. 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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    2042-12-07

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2042-12-22

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2043-01-05

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2043-01-20

    In 29 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十一

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSeek medical careDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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