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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 1862

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Lunar month 926Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 931Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Winter7Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 98Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 911Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 912Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 913Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 914Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 915Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 916Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Snow22Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1023Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1024Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1025Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1026Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, November 20, 1862

Lunar 一八六二年 · 九月廿九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Fri

    1862-11-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1862-11-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    1862-11-22

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1862-12-07

    In 17 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛亥

九月廿九

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardReceive wealthConsecrateTravelMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

PlantingBreak ground for burialAcquire propertyMake an offeringMarriageBreak groundBuild a stoveOffer prayers

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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