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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 2126

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Lunar month 628Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 17, 2126

Lunar 二一二六年 · 六月廿九

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

    Wed

    2126-08-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2126-08-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. End of Heat

    Fri

    2126-08-23

    In 6 days

  4. White Dew

    Sun

    2126-09-08

    In 22 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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丙申

六月廿九

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionRelocateBreak ground

Avoid

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

Build a houseConsecrateHaircutBuild a boatDig a wellBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

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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