Seattle and the Chinese solar calendar

Pentads: 鸿雁来宾 · 雀入大水为蛤 · 菊有黄华

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 59.0°F at this point in the year. At Sea-Tac, WA the 1991–2020 average is 53.9°F — cooler by 5.1°F.
• 'Cold 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 Sea-Tac, WA the first freeze of autumn has arrived by November 21 in half of years — 44 days after this fortnight begins. This fortnight typically carries about 0.1 days at or below freezing.
• This is the fastest-cooling fortnight of your year: 4.7°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 60.7°F, and 45.1% 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: 蝼蝈鸣 · 蚯蚓出 · 王瓜生

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 67.6°F at this point in the year. At Sea-Tac, WA the 1991–2020 average is 57.0°F — cooler by 10.6°F.
• This is the fastest-warming fortnight of your year: 3.5°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 65.8°F with rain on about 38.4% of days. 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 Sea-Tac, WA the 1991–2020 average is 63.0°F — cooler by 5.5°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 Sea-Tac, WA the first freeze of autumn has arrived by November 21 in half of years — 75 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 53.9°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: 鹿角解 · 蜩始鸣 · 半夏生

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 79.0°F at this point in the year. At Sea-Tac, WA the 1991–2020 average is 64.2°F — cooler by 14.8°F.

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 15h 58m, up 11 minutes from two weeks ago. Whether any of it matters for you is something to observe, not something this page can tell you.