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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 1885

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TODAY
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Lunar month 91Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 109Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1010Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1011Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1012Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1013Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1014Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1015Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1016Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1017Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1018Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1019Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1020Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1021Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Snow22Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1023Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1024Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1025Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 116Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Snow7Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 118Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 119Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1110Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1111Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1112Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, November 20, 1885

Lunar 一八八五年 · 十月十四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    1885-11-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1885-11-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    1885-11-22

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Snow

    Mon

    1885-12-07

    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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁亥

十月十四

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

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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