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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 1850

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Lunar month 927Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 928Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 929Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 930Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 931Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 91Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 92Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 93Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 107Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter8Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1017Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1018Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1019Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1020Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1021Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Snow22Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1023Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1024Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1025Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1026Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1027Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 116Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow7Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, November 7, 1850

Lunar 一八五〇年 · 十月初四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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. Frost Descent

    Thu

    1850-10-24

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1850-11-07

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Fri

    1850-11-08

    In 1 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Fri

    1850-11-22

    In 15 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

霜降 → 立冬

Year cycle

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丙戌

十月初四

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

Timber workFuneral processionBreak ground for burialMarriageBurialDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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