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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 1853

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Lunar month 631Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 17, 1853

Lunar 一八五三年 · 七月十三

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Mon

    1853-08-08

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1853-08-17

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    1853-08-23

    In 6 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    1853-09-08

    In 22 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚申

七月十三

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMove the hearthDismantleMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTimber workBreak groundOpen for businessTrade

Avoid

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

PlantingBuild a stoveAcupunctureTravel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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