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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
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Thu
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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

Friday, September 22, 2028

Lunar 二〇二八年 · 八月初四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2028-09-07

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2028-09-22

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2028-10-08

    In 16 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Mon

    2028-10-23

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 秋分

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初四

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

AcupunctureTimber workBuild roof beamsBuild a templeFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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