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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 2027

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Lunar month 61Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 811Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 5, 2027

Lunar 二〇二七年 · 七月初四

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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. Greater Heat

    Fri

    2027-07-23

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2027-08-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    2027-08-08

    In 3 days

  4. End of Heat

    Mon

    2027-08-23

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

丁未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁未

七月初四

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringWelcome a household memberReceive wealthReceive livestockAnimal husbandryCaptureAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessMove into a homeSet a bedBreak groundBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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