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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 1953

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 626Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 67Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn8Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 69Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 25, 1953

Lunar 一九五三年 · 七月十六

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. End of Heat

    Sun

    1953-08-23

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1953-08-25

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. White Dew

    Tue

    1953-09-08

    In 14 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    1953-09-23

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚申

七月十六

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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