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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 1870

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Lunar month 1030Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1031Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Winter7Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1017Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1018Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1019Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1020Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1021Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Snow22Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 1023Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 1024Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 1025Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 1026Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 1027Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 1028Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 1029Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 1030Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 101Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 102Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 103Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 104Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 105Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 106Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 108Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 109Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 1010Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, November 20, 1870

Lunar 一八七〇年 · 十月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Mon

    1870-11-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1870-11-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Tue

    1870-11-22

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Wed

    1870-12-07

    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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丁亥

十月廿八

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureHuntingVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Set a bedInstall doorsBreak ground for burialTend a graveBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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