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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 2140

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Lunar month 1027Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice21Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1122Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 29, 2140

Lunar 二一四〇年 · 冬月廿一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2140-12-21

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2140-12-29

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2141-01-05

    In 7 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2141-01-20

    In 22 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

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊子

冬月廿一

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

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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