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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 2183

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Lunar month 1030Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 119Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1110Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 23, 2183

Lunar 二一八三年 · 冬月初九

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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    2183-12-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2183-12-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2184-01-06

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2184-01-20

    In 28 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲子

冬月初九

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

HaircutConsecrateLift misfortuneDismantleConstructionBurialOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboard

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateBuild a stoveOffer prayersMake an offeringMarriageThanksgiving riteDig a wellBuild a houseVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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