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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 2014

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TODAY
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Thu
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Sat
Lunar month 1030Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1010Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1011Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1012Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1013Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1014Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1015Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1016Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1017Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1018Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1019Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1020Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1021Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWinter Solstice22Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1123Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1124Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1125Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1126Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1127Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1128Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1129Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1130Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1131Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 111Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 112Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 113Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Cold6Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 117Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Lunar 二〇一四年 · 十月廿九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    2014-12-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2014-12-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    2014-12-22

    In 2 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2015-01-06

    In 17 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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丙子

十月廿九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake vehicles and toolsMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a templeSet an altarMove the hearthTravel

Avoid

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

Purification riteTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

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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