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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 1869

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Lunar month 61Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 78Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew7Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 88Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 20, 1869

Lunar 一八六九年 · 七月十三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Sat

    1869-08-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1869-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    1869-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    1869-09-07

    In 18 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

壬申

七月十三

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageUniversal blessing riteMake an offeringOffer prayersMend wallsSeal openingsPest controlBuild a dikeFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialDig a wellConsecrateRaise a roof beamLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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