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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 2158

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Leap lunar month 727Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 728Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 729Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 730Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 731Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 71Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 72Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 73Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 74Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 75Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 76Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew7Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 78Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 79Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 710Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 711Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 712Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 713Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 714Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 715Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 716Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 717Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 718Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 719Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 720Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 721Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 822Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAutumn Equinox23Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 824Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 825Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 826Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 827Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 828Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, September 29, 2158

Lunar 二一五八年 · 八月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Sat

    2158-09-23

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2158-09-29

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2158-10-08

    In 9 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Mon

    2158-10-23

    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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛酉

八月初八

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateLift misfortuneLay foundationsBreak groundDismantleRaise a roof beamErect a memorialTend a graveBurialBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelSet a bedBuild a stoveMake an offeringMove into a homeRelocateMove the hearthWelcome a household memberAcquire property

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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