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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.

August 1830

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Lunar month 61Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 67Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn8Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 612Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 613Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 614Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 615Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 616Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 617Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 723Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat24Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew8Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 27, 1830

Lunar 一八三〇年 · 七月初十

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. End of Heat

    Tue

    1830-08-24

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1830-08-27

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. White Dew

    Wed

    1830-09-08

    In 12 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    1830-09-23

    In 27 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲申

七月初十

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Break ground for burialBurialMove a coffinFuneral preparationMake an offeringCaptureEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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