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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 2216

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Lunar month 101Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1113Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1114Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1115Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1116Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1121Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWinter Solstice22Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 128Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 129Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1210Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1211Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, December 29, 2216

Lunar 二二一六年 · 冬月二十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2216-12-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2216-12-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2217-01-06

    In 8 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    2217-01-20

    In 22 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

冬月二十

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Build a stoveSculpture and paintingFuneral processionLitigationTimber workBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

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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