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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 2013

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Lunar month 71Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew7Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 89Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 811Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 812Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 813Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 814Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 815Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 816Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 817Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 818Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 819Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 820Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 821Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 822Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAutumn Equinox23Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 97Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 99Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 910Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 911Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 912Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 2, 2013

Lunar 二〇一三年 · 七月廿七

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. End of Heat

    Fri

    2013-08-23

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2013-09-02

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. White Dew

    Sat

    2013-09-07

    In 5 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2013-09-23

    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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚申

七月廿七

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsSet a bedMend walls

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homePurification riteConsecrateAcupunctureDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

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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