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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

November 2168

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Lunar month 930Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1031Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Winter7Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 108Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1011Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1012Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1013Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1014Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1015Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1016Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1017Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1018Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1019Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1020Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1021Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Snow22Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1023Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1024Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1025Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1026Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1027Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1028Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1129Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1130Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 111Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 112Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 113Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 114Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 115Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Snow6Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 117Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 118Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 119Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1110Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, November 17, 2168

Lunar 二一六八年 · 十月十八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Start of Winter

    Mon

    2168-11-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2168-11-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Tue

    2168-11-22

    In 5 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Tue

    2168-12-06

    In 19 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

癸亥

十月十八

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureHuntingVisit friends and familyLift misfortuneFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Set a bedInstall doorsBreak ground for burialTend a graveBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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