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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 2201

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TODAY
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Lunar month 830Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 831Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 817Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 818Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 819Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 820Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 821Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 822Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox23Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 824Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 928Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 929Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseCold Dew8Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 99Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 910Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, September 16, 2201

Lunar 二二〇一年 · 八月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Tue

    2201-09-08

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2201-09-16

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    2201-09-23

    In 7 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Thu

    2201-10-08

    In 22 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

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁酉

八月十九

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

AcupunctureTimber workBuild roof beamsBuild a templeFuneral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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