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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

August 1863

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Lunar month 626Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 67Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn8Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 613Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 723Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat24Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 4, 1863

Lunar 一八六三年 · 六月二十

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. Greater Heat

    Thu

    1863-07-23

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1863-08-04

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Sat

    1863-08-08

    In 4 days

  4. End of Heat

    Mon

    1863-08-24

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

己未

六月二十

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringTravelCut garmentsComing-of-age riteTradeCarvingReceive wealthBuild animal sheltersMake vehicles and tools

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homePlantingBreak groundBreak ground for burialBuild a stoveBurialFuneral processionTimber workRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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