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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 2085

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1025Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1026Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow6Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 107Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice21Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1122Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 25, 2085

Lunar 二〇八五年 · 冬月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Fri

    2085-12-21

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2085-12-25

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2086-01-05

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2086-01-19

    In 25 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊子

冬月初九

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Coming-of-age riteReceive wealthDig a wellDig a pondMove the hearthSet a bedTradeExecute an agreementHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Install doorsBreak groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionBurialPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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