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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 2197

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Lunar month 81Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 87Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 913Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 914Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 915Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 916Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 917Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 918Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 919Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 920Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 921Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 922Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent23Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 924Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 931Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter7Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 98Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 99Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 1010Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1011Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, October 31, 2197

Lunar 二一九七年 · 九月廿一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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. Frost Descent

    Mon

    2197-10-23

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2197-10-31

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Winter

    Tue

    2197-11-07

    In 7 days

  4. Lesser Snow

    Wed

    2197-11-22

    In 22 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

霜降 → 立冬

Year cycle

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚戌

九月廿一

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneTimber workBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantleMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Build a templeMarriageDig a wellPlantingBuild a bridgeBuild a stoveBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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