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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

September 1990

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 726Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 77Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew8Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 819Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 820Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 821Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 822Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox23Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 824Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 825Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 826Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, September 2, 1990

Lunar 一九九〇年 · 七月十四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    1990-08-23

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1990-09-02

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. White Dew

    Sat

    1990-09-08

    In 6 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    1990-09-23

    In 21 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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲申

七月十四

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactConsecrateMake an offeringTravelHaircutBreak groundSet a bedRelease water

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRaise a roof beamFuneral preparationBuild a houseVisit the sickBuild a stoveInstall doorsBurialReceive livestockTimber work

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

Avoid

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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