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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 2187

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Lunar month 1025Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1026Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1113Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1114Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1115Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1116Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1117Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1118Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1119Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1230Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1231Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 121Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 122Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 123Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 124Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 125Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 16, 2187

Lunar 二一八七年 · 冬月十七

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. Greater Snow

    Fri

    2187-12-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2187-12-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    2187-12-22

    In 6 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    2188-01-06

    In 21 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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十七

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateSet an altarMove the hearthTravelVisit friends and familyInstall machinery

Avoid

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

Open for businessBuild a templeAcquire propertyDig a well

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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