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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 1842

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Lunar month 1027Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 28, 1842

Lunar 一八四二年 · 冬月廿七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1842-12-22

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1842-12-28

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    1843-01-06

    In 9 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Fri

    1843-01-20

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

冬至 → 小寒

Year cycle

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

壬子

冬月廿七

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedSet up a horse frameMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelHaircutTimber workBuild roof beamsSet roof-post openings

Avoid

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

Build a stoveInstall doorsBuild a bridgeOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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