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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 2168

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Lunar month 728Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 812Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 813Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 814Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 815Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 816Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 817Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 818Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 819Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 820Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 821Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingAutumn Equinox22Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 823Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 824Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 825Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 91Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 92Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 93Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 94Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 95Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 96Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew7Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 98Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, September 20, 2168

Lunar 二一六八年 · 八月十九

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

    Wed

    2168-09-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2168-09-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    2168-09-22

    In 2 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2168-10-07

    In 17 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

辛酉

八月十九

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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