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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

December 2197

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Lunar month 1026Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1027Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow6Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 107Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice21Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 20, 2197

Lunar 二一九七年 · 冬月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Wed

    2197-12-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2197-12-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    2197-12-21

    In 1 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2198-01-05

    In 16 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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十二

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake vehicles and toolsMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a templeSet an altarMove the hearthTravel

Avoid

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

Purification riteTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

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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