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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 1919

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Lunar month 727Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 77Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 723Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat24Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 725Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 726Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 727Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 728Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 729Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 730Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 731Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 71Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 72Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 73Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 74Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 75Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 76Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, August 17, 1919

Lunar 一九一九年 · 七月廿二

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Fri

    1919-08-08

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1919-08-17

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    1919-08-24

    In 7 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    1919-09-09

    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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬申

七月廿二

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureMake netsFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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