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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

December 2053

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Lunar month 1030Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice21Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1122Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 129Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1210Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 12, 2053

Lunar 二〇五三年 · 冬月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. 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

    2053-12-07

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2053-12-12

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2053-12-21

    In 9 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2054-01-05

    In 24 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大雪 → 冬至

Year cycle

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初三

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a homeVisit the sickTravelBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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