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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 2015

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 91Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter8Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1021Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Snow22Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1023Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1024Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1025Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1111Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1112Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Lunar 二〇一五年 · 十月初一

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

    Sun

    2015-11-08

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2015-11-12

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2015-11-22

    In 10 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2015-12-07

    In 25 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

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁亥

十月初一

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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