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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 2185

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TODAY
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Lunar month 925Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 926Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 927Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 928Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 929Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 930Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 91Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 92Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 93Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 94Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 95Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 96Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 97Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 99Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 910Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 911Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 912Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 913Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 914Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 915Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 916Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 917Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 918Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 919Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 920Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 921Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 922Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingFrost Descent23Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1024Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1025Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1026Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1027Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1028Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1029Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 1030Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 1031Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 101Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 102Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 103Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 104Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 105Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, October 21, 2185

Lunar 二一八五年 · 九月廿八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Sat

    2185-10-08

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2185-10-21

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Sun

    2185-10-23

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Mon

    2185-11-07

    In 17 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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙戌

九月廿八

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

Timber workFuneral processionBreak ground for burialMarriageBurialDig a channel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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