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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 2014

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Leap lunar month 926Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 927Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 928Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 929Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 930Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 931Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 91Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 92Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 93Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 94Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 95Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 96Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter7Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 98Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 99Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 910Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 911Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 912Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 913Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 914Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 915Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 916Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 917Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 918Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 919Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 920Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 921Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Snow22Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1023Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1024Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1025Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1026Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1027Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Lunar 二〇一四年 · 闰九月十九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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

    2014-11-07

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2014-11-11

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sat

    2014-11-22

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Sun

    2014-12-07

    In 26 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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙亥

闰九月十九

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Set a bedMake an offeringDig a pondMend wallsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialTomb-opening rite

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateMarriageDig a wellBuild a stoveMove the hearthWelcome a household memberOpen for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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