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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 2042

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Lunar month 627Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 20, 2042

Lunar 二〇四二年 · 七月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Thu

    2042-08-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2042-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    2042-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    2042-09-07

    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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

戊申

七月初五

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Demolish a houseDemolish wallsTreat illnessAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Funeral processionBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

Avoid

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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