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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

December 2104

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Lunar month 1030Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 31, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 冬月十五

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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

    Mon

    2104-12-22

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2104-12-31

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2105-01-05

    In 5 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2105-01-20

    In 20 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丙子

冬月十五

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyInstall machinery

Avoid

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

Open for businessBuild a templeAcquire propertyDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬戌)狗 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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