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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 1865

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Lunar month 929Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter7Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 98Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1018Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1019Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1020Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1021Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Snow22Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1023Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1024Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1025Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1026Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1027Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1028Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1029Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 101Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 102Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 103Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 104Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 105Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 106Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Snow7Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 108Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 109Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, November 20, 1865

Lunar 一八六五年 · 十月初三

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

    Tue

    1865-11-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1865-11-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    1865-11-22

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Thu

    1865-12-07

    In 17 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁亥

十月初三

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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