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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 2157

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Lunar month 1027Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice21Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 29, 2157

Lunar 二一五七年 · 冬月廿八

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

    Wed

    2157-12-21

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2157-12-29

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2158-01-05

    In 7 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2158-01-20

    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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

壬子

冬月廿八

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Pray for childrenPurification riteSculpture and paintingMake a pactFormal betrothalMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundBuild a bridge

Avoid

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

Open for businessMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

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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