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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 2136

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Lunar month 729Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 827Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 828Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 831Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 24, 2136

Lunar 二一三六年 · 七月廿七

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

    2136-08-07

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2136-08-24

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. White Dew

    Fri

    2136-09-07

    In 14 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sat

    2136-09-22

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙申

七月廿七

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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