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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 2121

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TODAY
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Lunar month 828Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 911Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 912Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 913Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 914Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 915Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 916Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 917Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 918Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 919Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 920Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 921Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 922Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent23Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 924Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 925Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 926Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 927Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 928Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 929Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 931Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Winter7Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 98Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, October 18, 2121

Lunar 二一二一年 · 九月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2121-10-08

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2121-10-18

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Thu

    2121-10-23

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Fri

    2121-11-07

    In 20 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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊戌

九月初八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBuild a stoveReceive wealthCaptureHuntingAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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