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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 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

Sunday, December 26, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 冬月廿二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2173-12-26

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2174-01-05

    In 10 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Thu

    2174-01-20

    In 25 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

冬月廿二

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake vehicles and toolsMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a templeSet an altarMove the hearthTravel

Avoid

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

Purification riteTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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