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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 1873

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TODAY
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Lunar month 1030Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1120Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1121Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWinter Solstice22Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1123Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1124Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1125Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1126Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1127Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1128Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1129Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1130Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1131Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 111Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 112Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 113Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 114Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold5Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 116Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 117Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 5, 1873

Lunar 一八七三年 · 十月十六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for clear agreements and giving thanks. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    1873-11-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1873-12-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1873-12-07

    In 2 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    1873-12-22

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

癸亥

十月十六

Day cycle

辛卯

松柏木

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMove the hearthTravelDismantleOpen for businessTrade

Avoid

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

PlantingDig a wellAcquire property

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙酉)鸡 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

丙申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

Avoid

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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