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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 1855

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1025Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1026Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1027Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1121Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, December 24, 1855

Lunar 一八五五年 · 冬月十六

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. Winter Solstice

    Sat

    1855-12-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1855-12-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Sun

    1856-01-06

    In 13 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Mon

    1856-01-21

    In 28 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

乙卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

戊子

冬月十六

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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