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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 2117

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Lunar month 829Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 831Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 88Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 811Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 812Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 813Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 814Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 815Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 816Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 817Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 818Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 819Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 820Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 821Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 822Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox23Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 824Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 825Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 926Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 927Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 928Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 929Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 930Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 91Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 92Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 93Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 94Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 95Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 96Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 97Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew8Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 99Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 18, 2117

Lunar 二一一七年 · 八月廿二

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

    Tue

    2117-09-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2117-09-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    2117-09-23

    In 5 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2117-10-08

    In 20 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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

己酉

八月廿二

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactMake an offeringConsecrateTravelHaircutBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantle

Avoid

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

Open for businessDig a wellDig a channelBuild a bridgeBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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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