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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 2177

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Leap lunar month 731Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 71Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 72Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 73Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 74Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 75Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 76Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 78Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 79Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 710Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 711Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 712Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 713Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 714Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 715Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 716Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 717Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 718Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 719Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 720Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 721Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox22Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 823Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 824Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 825Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteCold Dew8Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, September 30, 2177

Lunar 二一七七年 · 八月初九

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    2177-09-22

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2177-09-30

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Wed

    2177-10-08

    In 8 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Thu

    2177-10-23

    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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

己酉

八月初九

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringUniversal blessing riteLift misfortuneVisit friends and familyCaptureHuntingTomb-opening riteEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageOpen for businessBreak groundDig a wellDig a pondBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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