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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 2074

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Lunar month 1025Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice21Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1122Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 4, 2074

Lunar 二〇七四年 · 十月十六

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. Lesser Snow

    Thu

    2074-11-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2074-12-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Fri

    2074-12-07

    In 3 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2074-12-21

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙亥

十月十六

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringVisit friends and familyMarriageBathingConstructionBreak groundOffer prayersConsecrateSculpture and paintingTravel

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveSet a bedOpen a storehouse

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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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