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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 2142

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1025Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 24, 2142

Lunar 二一四二年 · 冬月初八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Sat

    2142-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2142-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2143-01-06

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2143-01-20

    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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初八

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenCarvingConsecrateSet an altarTravelBegin study

Avoid

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

Open for businessFormal betrothalMake a pactBuild a stoveBuild a templeBuild a boatMeridian therapy

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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