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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 1942

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TODAY
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Lunar month 626Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 67Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn8Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 712Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 713Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 723Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat24Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, August 16, 1942

Lunar 一九四二年 · 七月初五

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

    Sat

    1942-08-08

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1942-08-16

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    1942-08-24

    In 8 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    1942-09-08

    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

壬午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

戊申

七月初五

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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