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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 1938

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Lunar month 930Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 931Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 97Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Winter8Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 99Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 910Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 911Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 912Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 913Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 914Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 915Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 916Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 917Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 918Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 919Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 920Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 921Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1022Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Snow23Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1024Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1025Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow8Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, November 29, 1938

Lunar 一九三八年 · 十月初八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    1938-11-23

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1938-11-29

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1938-12-08

    In 9 days

  4. Winter Solstice

    Thu

    1938-12-22

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

小雪 → 大雪

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

癸亥

十月初八

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

HaircutVisit friends and familyMend wallsSeal openingsMake nets

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeInstall doorsRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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