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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 2156

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1028Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow6Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 107Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice21Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1122Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 13, 2156

Lunar 二一五六年 · 冬月初一

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. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2156-12-06

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2156-12-13

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    2156-12-21

    In 8 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2157-01-05

    In 23 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

冬月初一

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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