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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 2173

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Lunar month 826Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 918Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 919Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 920Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 921Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 922Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent23Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 924Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 931Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 105Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 106Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, October 18, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 九月十二

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2173-10-08

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2173-10-18

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Sat

    2173-10-23

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Sun

    2173-11-07

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

寒露 → 霜降

Year cycle

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬戌

九月十二

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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