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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 2116

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Lunar month 91Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Winter7Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1010Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1011Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1012Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1013Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1014Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1015Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1016Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1017Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1018Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1019Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1020Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1021Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Snow22Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1023Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1024Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1025Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1026Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 114Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 115Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 116Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Snow7Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 118Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 119Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1110Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1111Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1112Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, November 8, 2116

Lunar 二一一六年 · 十月初四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Frost Descent

    Fri

    2116-10-23

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2116-11-08

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2116-11-22

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2116-12-07

    In 29 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

己亥

十月初四

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardReceive wealthConsecrateTravelMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

PlantingBreak ground for burialAcquire propertyMake an offeringMarriageBreak groundBuild a stoveOffer prayers

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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