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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 1952

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Lunar month 828Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew8Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 813Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 814Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 815Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 816Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 817Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 818Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 919Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 920Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 921Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 922Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseFrost Descent23Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 924Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 925Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 926Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter7Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 98Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, October 1, 1952

Lunar 一九五二年 · 八月十三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Tue

    1952-09-23

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1952-10-01

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Wed

    1952-10-08

    In 7 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Thu

    1952-10-23

    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

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

己酉

八月十三

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamConsecrate

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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