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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 1943

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Lunar month 71Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 77Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 723Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat24Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 831Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 87Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 811Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 20, 1943

Lunar 一九四三年 · 七月二十

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

    Sun

    1943-08-08

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1943-08-20

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    1943-08-24

    In 4 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    1943-09-08

    In 19 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

庚申

七月二十

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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