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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 2040

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Lunar month 928Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter7Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1010Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1011Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1012Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1013Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1014Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1015Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1016Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1017Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1021Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Snow22Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1023Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1024Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1025Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 114Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 115Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Snow6Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 117Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 118Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, November 18, 2040

Lunar 二〇四〇年 · 十月十四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Wed

    2040-11-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2040-11-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Thu

    2040-11-22

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Thu

    2040-12-06

    In 18 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

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丁亥

十月十四

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringHaircutAcquire propertySeal openingsEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeSet a bedDig a wellConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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