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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 2186

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Lunar month 1026Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1131Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold5Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 28, 2186

Lunar 二一八六年 · 冬月十八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Fri

    2186-12-22

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2186-12-28

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2187-01-05

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Sat

    2187-01-20

    In 23 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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十八

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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