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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.

October 1841

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TODAY
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Lunar month 826Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 827Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 828Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew8Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 813Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 814Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 915Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 916Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 917Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 918Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 919Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 920Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 921Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 922Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseFrost Descent23Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 924Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 925Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 926Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, October 4, 1841

Lunar 一八四一年 · 八月二十

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    1841-09-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1841-10-04

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Fri

    1841-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sat

    1841-10-23

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

秋分 → 寒露

Year cycle

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁酉

八月二十

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConstructionBreak groundReceive wealthBuild a storehouseBuild a washroomPlanting

Avoid

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

Build a stoveMove the hearthWelcome a household memberDig a channelMove into a homeRelocateMake an offering

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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