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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 1957

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 927Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 931Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter8Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 911Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 912Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 913Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 914Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 915Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 916Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Snow22Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1023Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1024Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1025Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1026Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, November 16, 1957

Lunar 一九五七年 · 九月廿五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    1957-11-08

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1957-11-16

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Fri

    1957-11-22

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Sat

    1957-12-07

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

辛亥

九月廿五

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringHaircutAcupunctureLift misfortuneWelcome a household memberGroom nails

Avoid

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

MarriageBreak groundBuild a boatDig a pondDig a wellTravelConstructionMove into a homeRaise a roof beamRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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