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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 2166

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Leap lunar month 1030Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 101Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 102Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 103Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 104Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 105Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 106Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 108Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 109Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 1010Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 1011Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 1012Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 1013Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 1014Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 1015Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 1016Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 1017Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 1018Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 1019Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 1020Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 1021Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 18, 2166

Lunar 二一六六年 · 闰十月廿六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    2166-12-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2166-12-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    2166-12-22

    In 4 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2167-01-05

    In 18 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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

庚子

闰十月廿六

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenCarvingConsecrateSet an altarTravelBegin study

Avoid

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

Open for businessFormal betrothalMake a pactBuild a stoveBuild a templeBuild a boatMeridian therapy

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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