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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 1861

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Lunar month 71Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 817Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 818Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 819Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 820Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 821Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 822Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox23Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 824Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 911Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 912Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 7, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 八月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. End of Heat

    Fri

    1861-08-23

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1861-09-07

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. White Dew

    Sun

    1861-09-08

    In 1 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    1861-09-23

    In 16 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙申

八月初三

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBreak groundBuild a dikeDig a pondVisit friends and familySeal openingsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTravelConstructionRaise a roof beamMove into a homeInstall doorsBuild a stoveCut garments

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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