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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 2128

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Lunar month 71Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 826Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 831Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 18, 2128

Lunar 二一二八年 · 七月廿三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    Sat

    2128-08-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2128-08-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    2128-08-23

    In 5 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    2128-09-07

    In 20 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

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

庚申

七月廿三

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBreak groundBuild a dikeDig a pondVisit friends and familySeal openingsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTravelConstructionRaise a roof beamMove into a homeInstall doorsBuild a stoveCut garments

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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