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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 2057

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Lunar month 629Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat22Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 831Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, August 19, 2057

Lunar 二〇五七年 · 七月二十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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

    Tue

    2057-08-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2057-08-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    2057-08-22

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2057-09-07

    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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊申

七月二十

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneRaise a roof beamBuild a houseRelocateInstall doors

Avoid

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

Break ground for burialAcquire propertyDig a wellBreak groundSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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