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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 2118

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Lunar month 1027Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 17, 2118

Lunar 二一一八年 · 冬月初五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Wed

    2118-12-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2118-12-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    2118-12-22

    In 5 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2119-01-06

    In 20 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初五

Day cycle

丁卯

炉中火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLevel roadsEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressBurialAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeFormal betrothalMake a pactDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛酉)鸡 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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