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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 2165

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Lunar month 829Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 918Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 919Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 920Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 921Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 922Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent23Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 924Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 931Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 104Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter7Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 108Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 109Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, October 4, 2165

Lunar 二一六五年 · 八月三十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    2165-09-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2165-10-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2165-10-08

    In 4 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2165-10-23

    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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙酉

八月三十

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLift misfortuneComing-of-age riteMarriageTimber workSet up a horse frameSet roof-post openingsConstructionBreak groundRelocate

Avoid

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

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateOpen for businessSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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