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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 2102

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1026Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 9, 2102

Lunar 二一〇二年 · 十月廿九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2102-12-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2102-12-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2102-12-22

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2103-01-06

    In 28 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬子

十月廿九

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteTravelComing-of-age riteInstall machineryRelocateMove into a homeSet an altarSet a bed

Avoid

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

ConsecratePlantingTreat illnessInstall doorsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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