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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 2172

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Lunar month 827Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew7Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 89Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 811Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 812Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 813Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 814Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 815Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 816Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 917Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 918Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 919Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 920Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 921Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 922Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationFrost Descent23Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 924Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 925Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 926Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 931Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Winter7Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, October 1, 2172

Lunar 二一七二年 · 八月十四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    2172-09-22

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2172-10-01

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2172-10-07

    In 6 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Fri

    2172-10-23

    In 22 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

己酉

八月十四

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringHaircutWelcome a household memberBuild a stoveMove a coffinComing-of-age riteVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

Open a storehouseDispatch goodsTimber workReceive livestockOpen for businessRaise a roof beamBuild a houseBreak ground for burialTomb-opening ritePlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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