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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 2106

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1128Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1225Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1226Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1227Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 21, 2106

Lunar 二一〇六年 · 冬月廿七

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. Greater Snow

    Tue

    2106-12-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2106-12-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    2106-12-22

    In 1 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2107-01-06

    In 16 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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿七

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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