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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 1868

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Lunar month 827Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 812Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 813Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 814Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 815Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 916Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 917Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 918Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 919Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 920Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 921Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 922Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent23Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 924Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 925Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 926Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 927Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 928Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 929Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 931Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Winter7Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 1, 1868

Lunar 一八六八年 · 八月十六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    1868-09-23

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1868-10-01

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Thu

    1868-10-08

    In 7 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Fri

    1868-10-23

    In 22 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

辛酉

八月十六

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLift misfortuneComing-of-age riteMarriageTimber workSet up a horse frameSet roof-post openingsConstructionBreak groundRelocate

Avoid

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

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateOpen for businessSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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