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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 1944

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Lunar month 630Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 67Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 12, 1944

Lunar 一九四四年 · 六月廿四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Tue

    1944-08-08

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1944-08-12

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    1944-08-23

    In 11 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    1944-09-08

    In 27 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

壬申

六月廿四

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamBuild a houseRelocateInstall doors

Avoid

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

Break ground for burialAcquire propertyDig a wellBreak groundSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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