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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 2196

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Leap lunar month 728Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 729Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 730Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 731Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 71Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 72Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 73Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 74Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 75Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 76Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew7Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 78Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 79Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 710Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 711Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 712Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 713Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 714Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 715Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 716Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 717Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 718Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 719Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 720Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 721Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteAutumn Equinox22Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 823Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 829Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 830Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingCold Dew7Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, September 29, 2196

Lunar 二一九六年 · 八月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    2196-09-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2196-09-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Fri

    2196-10-07

    In 8 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Sat

    2196-10-22

    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

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丁酉

八月初八

Day cycle

戊戌

平地木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake an offeringLift misfortuneTravelConstructionBreak groundOpen for businessRaise a roof beamSet a bed

Avoid

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

Build a templeFuneral processionBurialTimber workBuild a stoveBuild a boat

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬辰)龙 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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