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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 1990

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Lunar month 629Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 67Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn8Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 613Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 614Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 615Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 616Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 617Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 618Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 619Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat23Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 77Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew8Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 13, 1990

Lunar 一九九〇年 · 六月廿三

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

    Wed

    1990-08-08

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1990-08-13

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. End of Heat

    Thu

    1990-08-23

    In 10 days

  4. White Dew

    Sat

    1990-09-08

    In 26 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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲申

六月廿三

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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