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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 2185

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Lunar month 1127Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice21Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1222Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1223Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1224Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1225Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1226Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1227Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1228Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1229Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1230Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1231Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 121Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 122Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 123Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 124Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 126Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 8, 2185

Lunar 二一八五年 · 冬月十七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Tue

    2185-11-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2185-12-08

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Wed

    2185-12-21

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2186-01-05

    In 28 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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊子

冬月十七

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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