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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 1884

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 1030Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow6Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1117Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1118Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1119Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1120Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWinter Solstice21Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1122Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1123Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1124Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1125Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1126Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1127Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1128Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1129Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1131Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Cold5Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, December 26, 1884

Lunar 一八八四年 · 冬月初十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sun

    1884-12-21

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1884-12-26

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Lesser Cold

    Mon

    1885-01-05

    In 10 days

  4. Greater Cold

    Tue

    1885-01-20

    In 25 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙子

冬月初十

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersLift misfortuneBuild roof beamsBreak groundSet a bedDig a wellPlantingReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelTake officeBuild a houseFuneral preparationMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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