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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 2223

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Lunar month 1030Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow8Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1018Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1019Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1020Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1021Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1022Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice23Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold6Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 18, 2223

Lunar 二二二三年 · 十月廿六

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Mon

    2223-12-08

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2223-12-18

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    2223-12-23

    In 5 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2224-01-06

    In 19 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

甲子

十月廿六

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyInstall machineryConsecrateConstructionBreak groundRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamBuild a house

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove the hearthMarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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