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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 2181

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TODAY
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Lunar month 726Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 811Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 812Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 813Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 814Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 815Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 816Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 817Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 818Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 819Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 820Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 821Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseAutumn Equinox22Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 823Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 824Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 825Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 826Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, September 28, 2181

Lunar 二一八一年 · 八月二十

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

    2181-09-22

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2181-09-28

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Mon

    2181-10-08

    In 10 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Tue

    2181-10-23

    In 25 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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丁酉

八月二十

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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