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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 2205

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Lunar month 829Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew8Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 913Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 914Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 915Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 916Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 917Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 918Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 919Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 920Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 921Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 922Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 923Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteFrost Descent24Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 925Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 926Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 927Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 928Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 929Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 930Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 931Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Winter8Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, October 1, 2205

Lunar 二二〇五年 · 八月十八

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. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2205-09-23

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2205-10-01

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2205-10-08

    In 7 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Thu

    2205-10-24

    In 23 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

乙酉

八月十八

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneHaircutGroom nailsBreak groundSet a bed

Avoid

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

Timber workFuneral processionBuild a stoveBuild roof beamsBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 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

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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