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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 1853

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TODAY
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Lunar month 728Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 817Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 818Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 819Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 820Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 821Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 822Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox23Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 824Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 10, 1853

Lunar 一八五三年 · 八月初八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. White Dew

    Thu

    1853-09-08

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1853-09-10

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Fri

    1853-09-23

    In 13 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Sat

    1853-10-08

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

白露 → 秋分

Year cycle

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初八

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundRaise a roof beamConsecrate

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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