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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 2004

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 826Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 914Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 915Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 916Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingFrost Descent23Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 924Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, October 31, 2004

Lunar 二〇〇四年 · 九月十八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Sat

    2004-10-23

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2004-10-31

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Sun

    2004-11-07

    In 7 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Mon

    2004-11-22

    In 22 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲戌

九月十八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBuild a stoveReceive wealthCaptureHuntingAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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