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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 1854

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Lunar month 1026Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1017Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1018Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1019Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1120Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1121Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWinter Solstice22Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1123Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1124Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1125Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1126Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1127Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1128Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1129Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1130Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1131Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Cold6Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, December 13, 1854

Lunar 一八五四年 · 十月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1854-12-07

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1854-12-13

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    1854-12-22

    In 9 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Sat

    1855-01-06

    In 24 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

甲寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丙子

十月廿四

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBreak groundDig a pondBuild a washroom

Avoid

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

Install doorsPlantingBuild a stoveTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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