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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

August 2159

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Lunar month 629Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 68Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 69Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 610Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 611Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 612Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 77Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew8Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 24, 2159

Lunar 二一五九年 · 七月十二

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

    2159-08-07

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2159-08-24

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. White Dew

    Sat

    2159-09-08

    In 15 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    2159-09-23

    In 30 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬申

七月十二

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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