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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 2189

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Lunar month 91Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter7Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1010Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1011Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1012Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1013Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1014Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1015Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1016Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1017Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1018Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1019Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1020Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1021Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Snow22Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1023Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1024Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1025Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1026Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1027Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Snow7Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 118Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 119Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1110Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1111Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1112Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, November 17, 2189

Lunar 二一八九年 · 十月初十

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

    Sat

    2189-11-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2189-11-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2189-11-22

    In 5 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    2189-12-07

    In 20 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

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙亥

十月初十

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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