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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 2166

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Lunar month 727Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 826Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 831Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 23, 2166

Lunar 二一六六年 · 七月廿八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Thu

    2166-08-07

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2166-08-23

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. White Dew

    Sun

    2166-09-07

    In 15 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Tue

    2166-09-23

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 处暑

Year cycle

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丙申

七月廿八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageUniversal blessing riteMake an offeringOffer prayersMend wallsSeal openingsPest controlBuild a dikeFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialDig a wellConsecrateRaise a roof beamLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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