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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 2217

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Lunar month 1130Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1113Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1114Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1115Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1116Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1117Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1118Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1119Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1120Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1121Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice22Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1123Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1124Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1125Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1126Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1127Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1128Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1229Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1230Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1231Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 121Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 122Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 123Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 124Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 125Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold6Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 127Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 128Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 129Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1210Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 9, 2217

Lunar 二二一七年 · 冬月初十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    2217-12-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2217-12-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    2217-12-22

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2218-01-06

    In 28 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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初十

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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