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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 2106

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TODAY
Sun
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 826Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 911Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 912Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 913Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 914Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 915Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 916Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 923Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent24Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1027Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1028Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1029Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1030Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1031Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 101Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 102Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 21, 2106

Lunar 二一〇六年 · 九月廿五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Fri

    2106-10-08

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2106-10-21

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Sun

    2106-10-24

    In 3 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Mon

    2106-11-08

    In 18 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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

戊戌

九月廿五

Day cycle

丁卯

炉中火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beam

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateDig a wellHaircutTimber workTradeOpen for businessBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛酉)鸡 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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