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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 2040

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Lunar month 726Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew7Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 88Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 812Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 813Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 814Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 815Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 816Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 817Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 818Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 819Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 820Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 821Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAutumn Equinox22Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 823Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 824Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 825Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 826Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 827Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 828Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 96Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, September 7, 2040

Lunar 二〇四〇年 · 八月初二

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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. End of Heat

    Wed

    2040-08-22

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2040-09-07

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2040-09-22

    In 15 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Mon

    2040-10-08

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 白露

Year cycle

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

乙酉

八月初二

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake an offeringLift misfortuneTravelConstructionBreak groundOpen for businessRaise a roof beamSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build a templeFuneral processionBurialTimber workBuild a stoveBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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