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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 2178

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Lunar month 1029Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 117Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 3, 2178

Lunar 二一七八年 · 十月廿四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2178-11-22

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2178-12-03

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2178-12-07

    In 4 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    2178-12-22

    In 19 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

癸亥

十月廿四

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalMarriageSet a bedWelcome a household memberFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Open for businessTradeBreak ground for burialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬戌)狗 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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