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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 2026

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Lunar month 626Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 627Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 七月初七

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

    Fri

    2026-08-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2026-08-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    2026-08-23

    In 4 days

  4. White Dew

    Mon

    2026-09-07

    In 19 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丙申

七月初七

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Break ground for burialBurialMove a coffinFuneral preparationMake an offeringCaptureEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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