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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 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 28, 2010

Lunar 二〇一〇年 · 七月十九

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. End of Heat

    Mon

    2010-08-23

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2010-08-28

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. White Dew

    Wed

    2010-09-08

    In 11 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    2010-09-23

    In 26 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲申

七月十九

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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