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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 2146

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Lunar month 631Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 78Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew7Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 88Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 20, 2146

Lunar 二一四六年 · 七月十四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    2146-08-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2146-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    2146-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    2146-09-07

    In 18 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丙申

七月十四

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteBuild a stoveRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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