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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 2169

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Lunar month 727Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 821Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox22Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 823Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 824Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 825Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 23, 2169

Lunar 二一六九年 · 八月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    2169-09-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2169-09-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2169-10-08

    In 15 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Mon

    2169-10-23

    In 30 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

八月初三

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringCut garmentsComing-of-age riteMarriageWelcome a son-in-lawVisit friends and familyEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinCapture

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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