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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 1862

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Lunar month 727Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 77Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn8Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat23Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 825Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 826Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 827Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 828Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 829Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 830Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 831Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 81Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 22, 1862

Lunar 一八六二年 · 七月廿七

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

    Fri

    1862-08-08

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1862-08-22

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    1862-08-23

    In 1 days

  4. White Dew

    Mon

    1862-09-08

    In 17 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

戊申

七月廿七

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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