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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 2039

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Lunar month 631Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, August 21, 2039

Lunar 二〇三九年 · 七月初二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Sun

    2039-08-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2039-08-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    2039-08-23

    In 2 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    2039-09-08

    In 18 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬申

七月初二

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringHaircutBuild a stoveBathingRepair wallsLevel roads

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingOffer prayersBuild a bridgeBurialInstall doorsTimber workBuild roof beams

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

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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