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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 2010

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Lunar month 61Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 710Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 711Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 712Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 77Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew8Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 811Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Lunar 二〇一〇年 · 六月廿七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Greater Heat

    Fri

    2010-07-23

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2010-08-07

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    2010-08-23

    In 16 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    2010-09-08

    In 32 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 立秋

Year cycle

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲申

六月廿七

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringCaptureHuntingReceive livestockAnimal husbandryFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactOpen for businessMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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