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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 2028

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 727Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew7Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 78Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 79Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 710Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 711Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 712Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 819Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 820Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 821Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAutumn Equinox22Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 823Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 824Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, September 19, 2028

Lunar 二〇二八年 · 八月初一

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Thu

    2028-09-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2028-09-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Fri

    2028-09-22

    In 3 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2028-10-08

    In 19 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初一

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneMake netsHuntingFishingVisit friends and familyBegin studyMove a coffinTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Open for businessOffer prayersBreak groundBreak ground for burialFuneral preparationBurialBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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