Dallas and the Chinese solar calendar

Pentads: 豺祭兽 · 草木黄落 · 蛰虫咸俯

containment and levelling (容平 róng píng). Go to bed early and rise early, up with the rooster.

This is the response to autumn qi — the way of nourishing the gathering-in (養收). Going against it is said to injure the lung, so that winter brings undigested diarrhoea and there is less to carry the storing.

Su Wen, 'Four Qi Regulate the Spirit' (素問·四氣調神大論); pentads from the Yue Ling Qi Shi Er Hou Ji Jie

• This fortnight's advice was written for a place averaging 53.4°F at this point in the year. At DFW Intl, TX the 1991–2020 average is 62.3°F — warmer by 8.9°F.
• 'Frost's Descent' is a phenological marker from the Yellow River valley — what observers saw, not a temperature threshold. The nearest thing your own record has to it: at DFW Intl, TX the first freeze of autumn has arrived by November 25 in half of years — 33 days after this fortnight begins. This fortnight typically carries about 0.5 days at or below freezing.
• This is the fastest-cooling fortnight of your year: 5.9°F below the one before it.

If Yin deficiency came out high for you. Traditional theory associates Yin deficiency with internal dryness and a sense of heat from within. That is a theoretical association drawn from the classical literature, not a research finding. Your average high this fortnight is 72.8°F, and 22.9% of days typically see measurable rain. Whether any of it matters for you is something to observe, not something this page can tell you.

Pentads: 鸿雁来 · 元鸟归 · 群鸟养羞

Same seasonal passage as above — the classical text gives one instruction per season, not one per fortnight.

• This fortnight's advice was written for a place averaging 68.5°F at this point in the year. At DFW Intl, TX the 1991–2020 average is 78.9°F — warmer by 10.4°F.
• 'White Dew' is a phenological marker from the Yellow River valley — what observers saw, not a temperature threshold. The nearest thing your own record has to it: at DFW Intl, TX the first freeze of autumn has arrived by November 25 in half of years — 79 days after this fortnight begins. This fortnight typically carries about 0.0 days at or below freezing.

If Yang deficiency came out high for you. Traditional theory associates Yang deficiency with feeling the cold sooner than the people around you. That is a theoretical association drawn from the classical literature, not a research finding. Your average low this fortnight is 69.0°F, and about 0.0 days typically fall to freezing or below. Whether any of it matters for you is something to observe, not something this page can tell you.

Pentads: 苦菜秀 · 靡草死 · 麦秋至

flourishing and blooming (蕃秀 fán xiù). Go to bed late and rise early; do not resent the long day.

This is the response to summer qi — the way of nourishing growth (養長). Going against it is said to injure the heart, so that autumn brings intermittent fevers and there is less to carry the gathering-in.

Su Wen, 'Four Qi Regulate the Spirit' (素問·四氣調神大論); pentads from the Yue Ling Qi Shi Er Hou Ji Jie

• This fortnight's advice was written for a place averaging 72.3°F at this point in the year. At DFW Intl, TX the 1991–2020 average is 77.8°F — warmer by 5.5°F.
• This is the fastest-warming fortnight of your year: 4.9°F above the one before it.

If Damp-heat came out high for you. Traditional theory associates Damp-heat with damp and heat arriving together, rather than either one alone. That is a theoretical association drawn from the classical literature, not a research finding. This fortnight runs to an average high of 87.4°F with rain on about 27.3% of days. Whether any of it matters for you is something to observe, not something this page can tell you.

Pentads: 鸡乳 · 征鸟厉疾 · 水泽腹坚

closing and storing (閉藏 bì cáng). Go to bed early and rise late — wait for the sunlight. Leave the cold, stay near warmth, and do not let the skin sweat open.

This is the response to winter qi — the way of nourishing the storing (養藏). Going against it is said to injure the kidney, so that spring brings weakness and collapse and there is less to carry the bringing-forth.

Su Wen, 'Four Qi Regulate the Spirit' (素問·四氣調神大論); pentads from the Yue Ling Qi Shi Er Hou Ji Jie

• This fortnight's advice was written for a place averaging 34.0°F at this point in the year. At DFW Intl, TX the 1991–2020 average is 47.2°F — warmer by 13.2°F.
• 'Major Cold' is a phenological marker from the Yellow River valley — what observers saw, not a temperature threshold. The nearest thing your own record has to it: at DFW Intl, TX the last freeze of spring does not clear until March 8, still 47 days off. This fortnight typically carries about 4.7 days at or below freezing.

If Qi stagnation came out high for you. Traditional theory associates Qi stagnation with mood that moves with the season; the classical texts tie autumn's gathering-in to it in particular. That is a theoretical association drawn from the classical literature, not a research finding. Daylight at your latitude is 10h 17m, up 14 minutes from two weeks ago. Whether any of it matters for you is something to observe, not something this page can tell you.