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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 1856

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 1130Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 115Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1113Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1114Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1115Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1116Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1117Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1118Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1119Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1120Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice21Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1122Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1227Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1228Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1229Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1230Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1231Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 121Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 122Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 123Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 124Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Cold5Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 126Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 127Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 128Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 129Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1210Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 18, 1856

Lunar 一八五六年 · 冬月廿一

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. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1856-12-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1856-12-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Sun

    1856-12-21

    In 3 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1857-01-05

    In 18 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚子

冬月廿一

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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