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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 2172

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Lunar month 1029Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow6Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 107Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice21Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1122Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold5Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 117Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 28, 2172

Lunar 二一七二年 · 冬月十四

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

    2172-12-21

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2172-12-28

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2173-01-05

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Wed

    2173-01-20

    In 23 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十四

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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