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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 1841

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Lunar month 61Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 67Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 711Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 12, 1841

Lunar 一八四一年 · 六月廿六

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. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    1841-08-08

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1841-08-12

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    1841-08-23

    In 11 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    1841-09-08

    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

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丙申

六月廿六

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamBuild a houseRelocateInstall doors

Avoid

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

Break ground for burialAcquire propertyDig a wellBreak groundSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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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