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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

November 1885

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Lunar month 91Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1015Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1016Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1017Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1018Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1019Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1020Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1021Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Snow22Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1023Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1024Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1025Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, November 19, 1885

Lunar 一八八五年 · 十月十三

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

    Sat

    1885-11-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1885-11-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    1885-11-22

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    1885-12-07

    In 18 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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁亥

十月十三

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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