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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 2209

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 727Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 831Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 812Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 813Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 814Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 815Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 816Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 817Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 818Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 819Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 820Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 821Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 822Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingAutumn Equinox23Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 824Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 930Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 91Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 92Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 93Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 94Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 95Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 96Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 97Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, September 19, 2209

Lunar 二二〇九年 · 八月二十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. White Dew

    Fri

    2209-09-08

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2209-09-19

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2209-09-23

    In 4 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Sun

    2209-10-08

    In 19 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

癸酉

八月二十

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTend a graveEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressTomb-opening riteMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessMove into a homeMarriageBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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