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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 2116

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Lunar month 626Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 68Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat23Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 3, 2116

Lunar 二一一六年 · 六月廿五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2116-07-22

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2116-08-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    2116-08-07

    In 4 days

  4. End of Heat

    Sun

    2116-08-23

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

乙未

六月廿五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Demolish a houseDemolish wallsLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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