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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 1853

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Lunar month 930Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1015Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1016Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1017Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1018Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1019Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1020Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1021Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Snow22Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1023Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1024Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1025Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 111Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 112Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 113Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 114Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 115Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, November 18, 1853

Lunar 一八五三年 · 十月十八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Start of Winter

    Mon

    1853-11-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1853-11-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Tue

    1853-11-22

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Wed

    1853-12-07

    In 19 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

癸亥

十月十八

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateCut garmentsInstall doorsVisit friends and familySet a bedMake netsHaircut

Avoid

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

MarriageComing-of-age riteTravelOffer prayersBurialTimber workMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthPlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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