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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 2140

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Lunar month 825Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 89Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 911Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 912Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 913Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 914Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 915Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 916Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 917Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 918Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 919Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 920Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 921Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 922Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationFrost Descent23Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 924Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 925Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 926Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 931Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, October 5, 2140

Lunar 二一四〇年 · 八月廿五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2140-09-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2140-10-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sat

    2140-10-08

    In 3 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sun

    2140-10-23

    In 18 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

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

乙酉

八月廿五

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

AcupunctureTimber workBuild roof beamsBuild a templeFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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