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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 1913

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TODAY
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Lunar month 731Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 87Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew8Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 812Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 813Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 814Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 815Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 816Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 817Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 818Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 819Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 820Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 821Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 822Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAutumn Equinox23Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 824Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 825Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 930Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 97Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 98Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingCold Dew9Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 910Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 911Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, September 17, 1913

Lunar 一九一三年 · 八月十七

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

    Mon

    1913-09-08

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1913-09-17

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Tue

    1913-09-23

    In 6 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Thu

    1913-10-09

    In 22 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

八月十七

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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