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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 1890

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Lunar month 926Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 927Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 928Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 929Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 930Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 931Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 91Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 92Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 93Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 94Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 95Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 96Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Winter7Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 98Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 99Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 910Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 911Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1017Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1018Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1019Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1020Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1021Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Snow22Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1023Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1024Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1025Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1026Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1027Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1029Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1030Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, November 16, 1890

Lunar 一八九〇年 · 十月初五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Fri

    1890-11-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1890-11-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    1890-11-22

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Sun

    1890-12-07

    In 21 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丁亥

十月初五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSculpture and paintingHaircutVisit friends and familyAnimal husbandryDig a pondBuild animal sheltersHuntingMake nets

Avoid

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

Offer prayersThanksgiving riteBurialRaise a roof beamBuild a stoveOpen for businessMarriageTravelMove into a homeBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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