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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 2096

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Lunar month 1025Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 107Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice21Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1122Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold4Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 22, 2096

Lunar 二〇九六年 · 冬月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Thu

    2096-12-06

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2096-12-22

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2097-01-04

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2097-01-19

    In 28 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

冬月初八

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyInstall machineryConsecrateConstructionBreak groundRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamBuild a house

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove the hearthMarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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