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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 2171

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Lunar month 81Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 87Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew8Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 89Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 810Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 811Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 812Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 813Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 814Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 815Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 816Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 817Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 818Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 819Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 820Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 821Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 822Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationAutumn Equinox23Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 824Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 825Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 826Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 827Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 828Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 929Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 930Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 91Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 92Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 93Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 94Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 95Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 96Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 97Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsCold Dew8Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 99Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 910Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 911Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 912Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, September 21, 2171

Lunar 二一七一年 · 八月廿二

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. White Dew

    Sun

    2171-09-08

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2171-09-21

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    2171-09-23

    In 2 days

  4. Cold Dew

    Tue

    2171-10-08

    In 17 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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁酉

八月廿二

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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