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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 1997

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Lunar month 627Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat23Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 82Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 83Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 21, 1997

Lunar 一九九七年 · 七月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Thu

    1997-08-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1997-08-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    1997-08-23

    In 2 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    1997-09-07

    In 17 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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊申

七月十九

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteBuild a stoveRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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