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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 2103

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Lunar month 830Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 97Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 98Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew9Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 910Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 911Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 912Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 913Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 914Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 915Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 916Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 917Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 918Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 919Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 920Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 921Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 922Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 923Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseFrost Descent24Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 925Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 926Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 927Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 928Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 929Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 930Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1031Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 101Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 102Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 103Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 104Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 105Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 106Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 107Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter8Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 109Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1010Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 4, 2103

Lunar 二一〇三年 · 九月初四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    2103-09-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2103-10-04

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2103-10-09

    In 5 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2103-10-24

    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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

辛酉

九月初四

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringHaircutWelcome a household memberBuild a stoveMove a coffinComing-of-age riteVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

Open a storehouseDispatch goodsTimber workReceive livestockOpen for businessRaise a roof beamBuild a houseBreak ground for burialTomb-opening ritePlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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