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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 2104

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Lunar month 731Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 819Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 820Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 821Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 822Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAutumn Equinox23Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 824Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 825Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 87Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationCold Dew8Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 29, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 八月十一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Tue

    2104-09-23

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2104-09-29

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2104-10-08

    In 9 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Thu

    2104-10-23

    In 24 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸酉

八月十一

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTend a graveEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressTomb-opening riteMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessMove into a homeMarriageBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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