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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 1971

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 826Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 88Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew9Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 817Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 818Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 923Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent24Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, October 2, 1971

Lunar 一九七一年 · 八月十四

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

    Fri

    1971-09-24

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1971-10-02

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sat

    1971-10-09

    In 7 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sun

    1971-10-24

    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

辛亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁酉

八月十四

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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