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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 2028

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Lunar month 81Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 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 918Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingFrost Descent23Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 924Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 98Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 99Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 910Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 911Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, October 4, 2028

Lunar 二〇二八年 · 八月十六

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. Autumn Equinox

    Fri

    2028-09-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2028-10-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2028-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Mon

    2028-10-23

    In 19 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛酉

八月十六

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLift misfortuneFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCarvingConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamJoin roof ridges

Avoid

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

Build a templeInstall doorsFuneral processionBurial

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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