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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 2229

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Lunar month 1029Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1116Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1117Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1118Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1119Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold6Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 18, 2229

Lunar 二二二九年 · 冬月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Mon

    2229-12-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2229-12-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Tue

    2229-12-22

    In 4 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Wed

    2230-01-06

    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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初三

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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