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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

Monday, August 27, 2085

Lunar 二〇八五年 · 七月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. End of Heat

    Wed

    2085-08-22

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2085-08-27

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. White Dew

    Fri

    2085-09-07

    In 11 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2085-09-22

    In 26 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

七月初八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageUniversal blessing riteMake an offeringOffer prayersMend wallsSeal openingsPest controlBuild a dikeFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialDig a wellConsecrateRaise a roof beamLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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