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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 2163

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Lunar month 825Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 97Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 99Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 910Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 911Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 912Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 913Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 914Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 915Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 916Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 917Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 918Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 919Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 920Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 921Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 922Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationFrost Descent23Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 924Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 925Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 926Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1028Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1031Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, October 5, 2163

Lunar 二一六三年 · 九月初八

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

    Fri

    2163-09-23

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2163-10-05

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sat

    2163-10-08

    In 3 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sun

    2163-10-23

    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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

辛酉

九月初八

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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