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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 2222

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TODAY
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Wed
Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 101Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow8Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1211Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 20, 2222

Lunar 二二二二年 · 冬月十七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    2222-12-08

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2222-12-20

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    2222-12-22

    In 2 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    2223-01-06

    In 17 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬子

冬月十七

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Move into a homeRelocateTravelWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamInstall doorsBuild a storehouse

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessSet a bedPlantingBurialOffer prayersConsecrateDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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