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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 1931

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Lunar month 626Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 627Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 628Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 629Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 67Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 69Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 610Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 611Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 612Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 613Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 723Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat24Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 8, 1931

Lunar 一九三一年 · 六月廿五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Greater Heat

    Fri

    1931-07-24

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1931-08-08

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    1931-08-24

    In 16 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    1931-09-08

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 立秋

Year cycle

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丙申

六月廿五

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteBuild a stoveRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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