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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 2209

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Lunar month 1026Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1129Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1130Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1228Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 15, 2209

Lunar 二二〇九年 · 冬月十八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Thu

    2209-12-07

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2209-12-15

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2209-12-22

    In 7 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    2210-01-06

    In 22 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙子

冬月十八

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamSet a bedAcquire property

Avoid

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

MarriageWelcome a household memberBurialTravelTake officeMove into a homeRelocateFuneral preparationDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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