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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 2161

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Lunar month 1029Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice21Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1122Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 26, 2161

Lunar 二一六一年 · 冬月初十

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Mon

    2161-12-21

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2161-12-26

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2162-01-05

    In 10 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2162-01-20

    In 25 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚子

冬月初十

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamSet a bedAcquire property

Avoid

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

MarriageWelcome a household memberBurialTravelTake officeMove into a homeRelocateFuneral preparationDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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