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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 1864

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 825Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 826Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 918Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 919Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 920Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 921Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 922Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent23Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 924Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1030Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1031Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 101Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 102Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 103Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 27, 1864

Lunar 一八六四年 · 九月廿七

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. Frost Descent

    Sun

    1864-10-23

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1864-10-27

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Mon

    1864-11-07

    In 11 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Tue

    1864-11-22

    In 26 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

霜降 → 立冬

Year cycle

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

甲戌

九月廿七

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneMake an offeringRepair wallsLevel roadsBuild animal sheltersAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessTradeMove into a homeBegin studyBurial

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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