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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 2086

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 829Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 87Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 918Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 919Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 920Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 921Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 922Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent23Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 924Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 931Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter7Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 3, 2086

Lunar 二〇八六年 · 八月廿六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    2086-09-22

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2086-10-03

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2086-10-08

    In 5 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2086-10-23

    In 20 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丁酉

八月廿六

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringVisit friends and familyFormal betrothalMarriageConsecrateSculpture and paintingPurification riteSet an altarOpen for businessExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Move into a homeTimber work

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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