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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 2173

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Lunar month 1028Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice21Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 23, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 冬月十九

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

    Tue

    2173-12-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2173-12-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2174-01-05

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2174-01-20

    In 28 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲子

冬月十九

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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