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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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TODAY
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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 28, 2040

Lunar 二〇四〇年 · 八月廿三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2040-09-22

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2040-09-28

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Mon

    2040-10-08

    In 10 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Tue

    2040-10-23

    In 25 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

秋分 → 寒露

Year cycle

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

乙酉

八月廿三

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringUniversal blessing riteLift misfortuneVisit friends and familyCaptureHuntingTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessBreak groundDig a wellDig a pondBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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