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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 2048

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Lunar month 1029Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 124Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 127Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 128Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 129Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 31, 2048

Lunar 二〇四八年 · 冬月廿七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Mon

    2048-12-21

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2048-12-31

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2049-01-05

    In 5 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2049-01-19

    In 19 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿七

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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