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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 2153

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Lunar month 1025Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 29, 2153

Lunar 二一五三年 · 冬月十五

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    2153-12-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2153-12-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2154-01-05

    In 7 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sun

    2154-01-20

    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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十五

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Coming-of-age riteReceive wealthDig a wellDig a pondMove the hearthSet a bedTradeExecute an agreementHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Install doorsBreak groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionBurialPut on mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

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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