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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 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 24, 2118

Lunar 二一一八年 · 冬月十二

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. 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

    Thu

    2118-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2118-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2119-01-06

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2119-01-20

    In 27 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十二

Day cycle

甲戌

山头火

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenSculpture and paintingLift misfortuneDismantleConstructionBreak ground

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessMove the hearthWelcome a household memberFuneral preparationTake officeMove into a homeRelocateTravelBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊辰)龙 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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