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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 2177

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Lunar month 1030Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1018Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1019Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice21Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1122Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 24, 2177

Lunar 二一七七年 · 冬月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2177-12-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2177-12-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2178-01-05

    In 12 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2178-01-20

    In 27 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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初五

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactRelocateMove into a homeTravelInstall machineryVisit friends and familyMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification rite

Avoid

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

MarriageBreak groundSet a bedBuild a bridgeDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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