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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.

November 1817

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 926Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter8Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1021Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Snow22Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1023Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1024Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1025Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, November 17, 1817

Lunar 一八一七年 · 十月初九

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. 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. Start of Winter

    Sat

    1817-11-08

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1817-11-17

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    1817-11-22

    In 5 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1817-12-07

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立冬 → 小雪

Year cycle

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛亥

十月初九

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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