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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 2142

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Lunar month 830Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew8Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 813Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 814Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 815Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 816Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 817Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 818Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 919Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 920Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 921Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 922Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseFrost Descent23Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 924Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 925Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 926Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Winter7Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 98Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 4, 2142

Lunar 二一四二年 · 八月十六

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    2142-09-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2142-10-04

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Mon

    2142-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Tue

    2142-10-23

    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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

己酉

八月十六

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringUniversal blessing riteLift misfortuneVisit friends and familyCaptureHuntingTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessBreak groundDig a wellDig a pondBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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