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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 1978

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Lunar month 929Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 931Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Winter8Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1018Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1019Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1020Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1021Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1022Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Snow23Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1024Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1025Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1130Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 111Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 112Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 113Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 114Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 115Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 116Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 118Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, November 5, 1978

Lunar 一九七八年 · 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. Frost Descent

    Tue

    1978-10-24

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1978-11-05

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Wed

    1978-11-08

    In 3 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Thu

    1978-11-23

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

霜降 → 立冬

Year cycle

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

壬戌

十月初五

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringComing-of-age riteRelocateVisit friends and familyReceive wealthHaircutCapture

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessDig a pondBuild a washroomBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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