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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 1880

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TODAY
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Lunar month 729Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 88Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 811Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 812Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 813Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 814Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 815Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 816Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 817Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 818Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 819Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 820Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 821Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 822Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox23Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 824Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 825Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 826Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, September 9, 1880

Lunar 一八八〇年 · 八月初五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. White Dew

    Tue

    1880-09-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1880-09-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    1880-09-23

    In 14 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Fri

    1880-10-08

    In 29 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

庚辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙酉

八月初五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConstructionBreak groundReceive wealthBuild a storehouseBuild a washroomPlanting

Avoid

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

Build a stoveMove the hearthWelcome a household memberDig a channelMove into a homeRelocateMake an offering

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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