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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 2105

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Lunar month 626Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 627Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 710Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 711Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 712Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 20, 2105

Lunar 二一〇五年 · 七月十一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Fri

    2105-08-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2105-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    2105-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    2105-09-08

    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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

甲申

七月十一

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringCut garmentsInstall doorsReceive wealthClean the homeTravelWelcome a household memberBuild a stoveReceive livestockBuild animal shelters

Avoid

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

Set a bedBreak groundBurialPrepare a burial plotPrepare a coffin

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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