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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 2023

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Lunar month 929Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter8Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1021Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Snow22Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1023Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1024Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1025Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 十月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Start of Winter

    Wed

    2023-11-08

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2023-11-21

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    2023-11-22

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2023-12-07

    In 16 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

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

癸亥

十月初九

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneHaircutVisit friends and familyPlantingReceive livestockAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

Move into a homeBuild a stoveLitigationRelocateTravelTake office

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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