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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 2205

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TODAY
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Lunar month 101Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1113Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1114Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1115Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1210Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1211Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 23, 2205

Lunar 二二〇五年 · 冬月十三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sat

    2205-12-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2205-12-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2206-01-06

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    2206-01-21

    In 29 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊子

冬月十三

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingHaircutClean the home

Avoid

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

Timber workReceive livestockRaise a roof beamMove into a homeBuild a stoveBuild animal sheltersMarriageBurialBuild roof beamsBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

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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