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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 2121

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Lunar month 627Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 19, 2121

Lunar 二一二一年 · 七月初七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2121-08-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2121-08-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sat

    2121-08-23

    In 4 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    2121-09-07

    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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丙申

七月初七

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageUniversal blessing riteMake an offeringOffer prayersMend wallsSeal openingsPest controlBuild a dikeFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialDig a wellConsecrateRaise a roof beamLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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