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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 2206

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Lunar month 1030Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow8Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1111Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1112Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1113Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1114Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1115Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1116Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1117Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1118Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1119Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1120Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1121Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWinter Solstice22Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1123Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1124Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1125Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1126Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1127Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1128Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1230Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1231Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 121Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 122Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 123Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 124Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 125Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Cold6Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 127Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 128Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 129Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1210Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, December 16, 2206

Lunar 二二〇六年 · 冬月十六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Mon

    2206-12-08

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2206-12-16

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Winter Solstice

    Mon

    2206-12-22

    In 6 days

  4. Lesser Cold

    Tue

    2207-01-06

    In 21 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

庚子

冬月十六

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConsecrateBegin studyMake a pactComing-of-age riteTimber workConstruction

Avoid

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

Build a bridgeInstall doorsHaircutBuild a templePlantingBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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