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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 2053

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TODAY
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 731Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew7Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 78Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 812Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 813Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 814Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 815Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 816Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 817Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 818Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 819Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 820Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 821Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox22Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 823Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 89Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 811Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 20, 2053

Lunar 二〇五三年 · 八月初九

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. White Dew

    Sun

    2053-09-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2053-09-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2053-09-22

    In 2 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2053-10-08

    In 18 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初九

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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