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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 2162

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Lunar month 1028Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 126Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 8, 2162

Lunar 二一六二年 · 冬月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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. Lesser Snow

    Mon

    2162-11-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2162-12-08

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    2162-12-22

    In 14 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2163-01-05

    In 28 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初三

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingHaircutClean the home

Avoid

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

Timber workReceive livestockRaise a roof beamMove into a homeBuild a stoveBuild animal sheltersMarriageBurialBuild roof beamsBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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