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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 1895

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Lunar month 628Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 67Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn8Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 613Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 614Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 615Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 616Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 617Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 618Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 619Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat23Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 77Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 29, 1895

Lunar 一八九五年 · 七月初十

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. End of Heat

    Fri

    1895-08-23

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1895-08-29

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. White Dew

    Sun

    1895-09-08

    In 10 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Mon

    1895-09-23

    In 25 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲申

七月初十

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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