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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.

October 1857

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TODAY
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Lunar month 827Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 828Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew8Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 813Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 814Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 815Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 816Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 817Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 918Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 919Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 920Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 921Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 922Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseFrost Descent23Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 924Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 925Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 926Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter7Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, October 4, 1857

Lunar 一八五七年 · 八月十七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Wed

    1857-09-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1857-10-04

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Thu

    1857-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Fri

    1857-10-23

    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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己酉

八月十七

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringVisit friends and familyFormal betrothalMarriageConsecrateSculpture and paintingPurification riteSet an altarOpen for businessExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Move into a homeTimber work

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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