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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 2176

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Lunar month 111Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow6Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice21Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1122Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 126Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 5, 2176

Lunar 二一七六年 · 冬月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Fri

    2176-11-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2176-12-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Fri

    2176-12-06

    In 1 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2176-12-21

    In 16 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

己亥

冬月初五

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureHuntingVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Set a bedInstall doorsBreak ground for burialTend a graveBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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