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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 2009

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Lunar month 730Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 819Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 820Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 821Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 822Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAutumn Equinox23Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 824Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 825Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 87Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationCold Dew8Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 14, 2009

Lunar 二〇〇九年 · 七月廿六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Mon

    2009-09-07

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2009-09-14

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    2009-09-23

    In 9 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Thu

    2009-10-08

    In 24 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

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

癸酉

七月廿六

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLift misfortuneFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCarvingConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamJoin roof ridges

Avoid

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

Build a templeInstall doorsFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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