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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

October 2218

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Lunar month 827Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew9Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 811Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 812Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 813Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 814Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 815Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 816Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 817Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 818Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 819Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 920Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 921Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 922Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 923Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingFrost Descent24Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 925Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 926Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 931Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, October 2, 2218

Lunar 二二一八年 · 八月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Wed

    2218-09-23

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2218-10-02

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2218-10-09

    In 7 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sat

    2218-10-24

    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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛酉

八月十二

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTend a graveEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressTomb-opening riteMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessMove into a homeMarriageBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

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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