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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 2026

Select a date to view its almanac.

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Lunar month 827Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 910Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 911Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 912Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 913Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 914Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 915Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 916Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 917Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 918Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 919Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 920Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 921Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 922Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent23Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 924Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 925Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 926Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 927Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 928Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 929Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 931Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Winter7Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 15, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 九月初六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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. Cold Dew

    Thu

    2026-10-08

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2026-10-15

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Fri

    2026-10-23

    In 8 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Sat

    2026-11-07

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

寒露 → 霜降

Year cycle

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

戊戌

九月初六

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

Timber workFuneral processionBreak ground for burialMarriageBurialDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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