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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 2109

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Lunar month 81Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 87Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew8Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 811Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 812Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 813Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 814Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 815Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 816Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 817Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 818Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 819Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 820Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 821Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 822Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox23Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 824Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 925Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 910Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 911Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 912Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, September 30, 2109

Lunar 二一〇九年 · 九月初六

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. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2109-09-23

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2109-09-30

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2109-10-08

    In 8 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Wed

    2109-10-23

    In 23 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

癸酉

九月初六

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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