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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 2153

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Lunar month 629Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 616Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 617Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 618Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 619Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 722Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat23Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 725Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 726Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 727Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 728Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 729Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 730Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 731Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 71Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 72Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 18, 2153

Lunar 二一五三年 · 六月廿九

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. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2153-08-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2153-08-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. End of Heat

    Thu

    2153-08-23

    In 5 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2153-09-07

    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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚申

六月廿九

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactConsecrateMake an offeringTravelHaircutBreak groundSet a bedRelease water

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRaise a roof beamFuneral preparationBuild a houseVisit the sickBuild a stoveInstall doorsBurialReceive livestockTimber work

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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