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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 2137

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Lunar month 628Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 616Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 19, 2137

Lunar 二一三七年 · 七月初三

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

    2137-08-07

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2137-08-19

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. End of Heat

    Fri

    2137-08-23

    In 4 days

  4. White Dew

    Sat

    2137-09-07

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊申

七月初三

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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