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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 1970

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TODAY
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 827Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 97Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 98Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationCold Dew9Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 910Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 911Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 912Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 913Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 914Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 915Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 916Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 917Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 918Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 919Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 920Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 921Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 922Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 923Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsFrost Descent24Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 925Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 926Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 927Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 928Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 929Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1031Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 106Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 107Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, October 7, 1970

Lunar 一九七〇年 · 九月初八

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

    1970-09-23

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1970-10-07

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Fri

    1970-10-09

    In 2 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sat

    1970-10-24

    In 17 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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙酉

九月初八

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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