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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 2170

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Lunar month 1025Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 8, 2170

Lunar 二一七〇年 · 冬月初一

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for clear agreements and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2170-11-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2170-12-08

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2170-12-22

    In 14 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2171-01-05

    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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

戊子

冬月初一

Day cycle

辛卯

松柏木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringFuneral preparationMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Move into a homeConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burialInstall doorsRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙酉)鸡 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

丙申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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