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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 2138

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Lunar month 828Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 911Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 912Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 913Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 914Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 915Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 916Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 917Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 918Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 919Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 920Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 921Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 922Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingFrost Descent23Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 924Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 925Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 926Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 927Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 931Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 103Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 104Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 105Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 106Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Winter7Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 108Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, October 4, 2138

Lunar 二一三八年 · 九月初一

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Tue

    2138-09-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2138-10-04

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2138-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Thu

    2138-10-23

    In 19 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛酉

九月初一

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake an offeringLift misfortuneTravelConstructionBreak groundOpen for businessRaise a roof beamSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build a templeFuneral processionBurialTimber workBuild a stoveBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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