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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 1885

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Lunar month 626Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 627Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 628Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 629Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 68Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 69Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 3, 1885

Lunar 一八八五年 · 六月廿三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Greater Heat

    Thu

    1885-07-23

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1885-08-03

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    1885-08-07

    In 4 days

  4. End of Heat

    Sun

    1885-08-23

    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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

癸未

六月廿三

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthBreak groundConsecrateTravelMarriageFormal betrothalMake a pact

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateBuild a stoveMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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