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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 1932

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Lunar month 631Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 17, 1932

Lunar 一九三二年 · 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

    Mon

    1932-08-08

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1932-08-17

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    1932-08-23

    In 6 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    1932-09-08

    In 22 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

戊申

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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