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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 1875

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Lunar month 71Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 77Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn8Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 79Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 710Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 711Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 712Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 831Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 87Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew8Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 16, 1875

Lunar 一八七五年 · 七月十六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Sun

    1875-08-08

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1875-08-16

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    1875-08-23

    In 7 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    1875-09-08

    In 23 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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

甲申

七月十六

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Sculpture and paintingConsecrateWelcome a household memberReceive livestockMend wallsSeal openingsPlantingAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageReceive wealthOffer prayersBurialConstructionOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementBreak groundRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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