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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 2023

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Lunar month 630Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 67Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 11, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 六月廿五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Tue

    2023-08-08

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2023-08-11

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    2023-08-23

    In 12 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2023-09-08

    In 28 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

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

庚申

六月廿五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureMake netsFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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