DestiniDaily Insight

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 2103

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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

Wednesday, October 24, 2103

Lunar 二一〇三年 · 九月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Tue

    2103-10-09

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2103-10-24

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Thu

    2103-11-08

    In 15 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Fri

    2103-11-23

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 霜降

Year cycle

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

壬戌

九月廿四

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Funeral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid 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

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

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.

BACK TO HOME