DestiniDaily Insight

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

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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 27, 2105

Lunar 二一〇五年 · 七月十八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sun

    2105-08-23

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2105-08-27

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. White Dew

    Tue

    2105-09-08

    In 12 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Wed

    2105-09-23

    In 27 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

甲申

七月十八

Day cycle

丁卯

炉中火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenSet an altarMove the hearthLift misfortuneTimber workMove into a home

Avoid

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

Dig a wellHaircutBuild a stoveBreak groundBreak ground for burialDig a pond

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛酉)鸡 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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.

BACK TO HOME