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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

August 2108

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Lunar month 629Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat23Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 86Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingWhite Dew7Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 88Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 21, 2108

Lunar 二一〇八年 · 七月十五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2108-08-07

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2108-08-21

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. End of Heat

    Thu

    2108-08-23

    In 2 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2108-09-07

    In 17 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚申

七月十五

Day cycle

丁丑

涧下水

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringUniversal blessing riteCaptureLift misfortuneMake netsHuntingFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessTradeMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛未)羊 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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