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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 2171

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Lunar month 929Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 97Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 99Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 910Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 911Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 912Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 913Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 914Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 915Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 916Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 917Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 918Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 919Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 920Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 921Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 922Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationFrost Descent23Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 924Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 925Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 926Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 927Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 928Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 1029Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 1030Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 1031Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 101Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 102Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 103Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 104Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 105Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 106Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Winter7Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 108Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 109Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, October 5, 2171

Lunar 二一七一年 · 九月初七

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. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2171-09-23

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2171-10-05

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2171-10-08

    In 3 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2171-10-23

    In 18 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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁酉

九月初七

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringConsecrateTravelHaircutBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantle

Avoid

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

Open for businessDig a wellDig a channelBuild a bridgeBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

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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