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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 1834

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Lunar month 627Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 77Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn8Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat24Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 12, 1834

Lunar 一八三四年 · 七月初八

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. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    1834-08-08

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1834-08-12

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    1834-08-24

    In 12 days

  4. White Dew

    Mon

    1834-09-08

    In 27 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立秋 → 处暑

Year cycle

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

壬申

七月初八

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsSet a bedMend walls

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homePurification riteConsecrateAcupunctureDig a well

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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