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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 2018

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 726Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 77Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew8Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 812Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 813Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 814Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 815Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 816Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 817Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 818Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 819Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 820Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 821Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 822Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAutumn Equinox23Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 824Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 825Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 10, 2018

Lunar 二〇一八年 · 八月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Sat

    2018-09-08

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2018-09-10

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    2018-09-23

    In 13 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Mon

    2018-10-08

    In 28 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初一

Day cycle

乙巳

覆灯火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

BurialReceive livestockTravelFuneral processionTimber workPlantingBuild a templeBuild a bridge

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己亥)猪 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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