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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 1866

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 726Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 77Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew8Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 812Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 813Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 814Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 815Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 816Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 817Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 818Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 819Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 820Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 821Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 822Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsAutumn Equinox23Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 824Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 825Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, September 23, 1866

Lunar 一八六六年 · 八月十五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Sat

    1866-09-08

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1866-09-23

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Cold Dew

    Mon

    1866-10-08

    In 15 days

  4. Frost Descent

    Tue

    1866-10-23

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 秋分

Year cycle

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丁酉

八月十五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteConstructionBreak groundReceive wealthBuild a storehouseBuild a washroomPlanting

Avoid

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

Build a stoveMove the hearthWelcome a household memberDig a channelMove into a homeRelocateMake an offering

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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