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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 2219

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Lunar month 1028Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 107Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow8Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice23Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 8, 2219

Lunar 二二一九年 · 冬月初一

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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. Lesser Snow

    Tue

    2219-11-23

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2219-12-08

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    2219-12-23

    In 15 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Thu

    2220-01-06

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 大雪

Year cycle

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初一

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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