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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 2081

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Lunar month 627Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat22Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 12, 2081

Lunar 二〇八一年 · 七月初八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Thu

    2081-08-07

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2081-08-12

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. End of Heat

    Fri

    2081-08-22

    In 10 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    2081-09-07

    In 26 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

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丙申

七月初八

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionRelocateBreak ground

Avoid

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

Build a houseConsecrateHaircutBuild a boatDig a wellBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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