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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 2144

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Lunar month 626Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat22Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 829Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 830Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 831Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 81Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 5, 2144

Lunar 二一四四年 · 七月初七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2144-07-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2144-08-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    2144-08-07

    In 2 days

  4. End of Heat

    Sat

    2144-08-22

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

辛未

七月初七

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Mend wallsSeal openingsMake netsFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinBurialTomb-opening riteAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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