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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.

September 1830

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Lunar month 729Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew8Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 817Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 818Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 819Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 820Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 821Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 822Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAutumn Equinox23Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew9Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, September 29, 1830

Lunar 一八三〇年 · 八月十三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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

    Thu

    1830-09-23

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1830-09-29

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sat

    1830-10-09

    In 10 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sun

    1830-10-24

    In 25 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

乙酉

八月十三

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake an offeringLift misfortuneTravelConstructionBreak groundOpen for businessRaise a roof beamSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build a templeFuneral processionBurialTimber workBuild a stoveBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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