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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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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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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

Monday, December 16, 2176

Lunar 二一七六年 · 冬月十六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Greater Snow

    Fri

    2176-12-06

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2176-12-16

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2176-12-21

    In 5 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2177-01-05

    In 20 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十六

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedSet up a horse frameMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelHaircutTimber workBuild roof beamsSet roof-post openings

Avoid

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

Build a stoveInstall doorsBuild a bridgeOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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