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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 2017

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Lunar month 1026Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1027Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1017Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1131Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 111Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 112Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 113Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Cold5Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 116Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Lunar 二〇一七年 · 冬月初四

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    2017-12-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2017-12-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Fri

    2017-12-22

    In 1 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Fri

    2018-01-05

    In 15 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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬子

冬月初四

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a homeVisit the sickTravelBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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