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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 2208

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Lunar month 1027Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 127Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 30, 2208

Lunar 二二〇八年 · 冬月廿二

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for warm gatherings and giving thanks. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Thu

    2208-12-22

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2208-12-30

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2209-01-06

    In 7 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    2209-01-20

    In 21 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲子

冬月廿二

Day cycle

壬申

剑锋金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneMove into a homeRelocateReceive livestock

Avoid

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

Timber workBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedPlantingBuild a bridge

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙寅)虎 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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