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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

Monday, October 21, 2171

Lunar 二一七一年 · 九月廿三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Tue

    2171-10-08

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2171-10-21

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2171-10-23

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Winter

    Thu

    2171-11-07

    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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

戊戌

九月廿三

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateOpen for businessTravelLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsAcquire property

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stoveTend a graveInstall doorsMove into a homeErect a memorialBurialSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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