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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 2056

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 1026Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 126Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 24, 2056

Lunar 二〇五六年 · 冬月十八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2056-12-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2056-12-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2057-01-05

    In 12 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2057-01-19

    In 26 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十八

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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