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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 2104

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Lunar month 627Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 68Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 69Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 610Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 611Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 612Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 613Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 614Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 615Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 616Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 617Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 618Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 619Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 620Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 9, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 六月十九

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. 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. Start of Autumn

    Thu

    2104-08-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2104-08-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    2104-08-23

    In 14 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    2104-09-07

    In 29 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

壬申

六月十九

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateAcupuncture

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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