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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 2085

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Lunar month 629Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 68Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 612Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 613Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 614Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 615Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 616Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 617Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 618Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 619Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat22Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 723Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew7Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 78Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 24, 2085

Lunar 二〇八五年 · 七月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. End of Heat

    Wed

    2085-08-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2085-08-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. White Dew

    Fri

    2085-09-07

    In 14 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2085-09-22

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲申

七月初五

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteUniversal blessing riteRelocateMove into a homeBreak groundTreat illnessOpen for business

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalMake a pactMeridian therapyFuneral processionBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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