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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 2026

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Lunar month 91Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Winter7Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 98Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 109Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1010Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1011Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1012Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1013Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1014Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1015Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1016Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1017Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1018Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1019Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1020Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1021Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Snow22Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1023Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1024Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1025Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1026Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1027Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1028Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1029Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1030Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow7Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 108Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 119Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1110Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1111Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1112Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, November 16, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 十月初八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Sat

    2026-11-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2026-11-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2026-11-22

    In 6 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2026-12-07

    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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

己亥

十月初八

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake a pactMarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersCarvingRelocateOpen for businessMove into a homeTravel

Avoid

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

Raise a roof beamOpen a storehouseDispatch goodsBuild a houseBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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