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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

September 2042

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Lunar month 731Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 814Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 815Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 816Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 817Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 818Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 819Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 820Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 821Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 822Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAutumn Equinox23Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 824Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 825Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, September 21, 2042

Lunar 二〇四二年 · 八月初八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Sun

    2042-09-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2042-09-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Tue

    2042-09-23

    In 2 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2042-10-08

    In 17 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

己酉

八月初八

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

TravelLift misfortuneFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteCarvingConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRaise a roof beamJoin roof ridges

Avoid

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

Build a templeInstall doorsFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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