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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 2020

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 827Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingFrost Descent23Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 924Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, October 25, 2020

Lunar 二〇二〇年 · 九月初九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Fri

    2020-10-23

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2020-10-25

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Sat

    2020-11-07

    In 13 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Sun

    2020-11-22

    In 28 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

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丙戌

九月初九

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringMake netsBuild animal sheltersAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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