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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 2168

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Lunar month 631Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat22Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 82Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 83Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 84Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 12, 2168

Lunar 二一六八年 · 七月初十

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

    Sun

    2168-08-07

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2168-08-12

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. End of Heat

    Mon

    2168-08-22

    In 10 days

  4. White Dew

    Wed

    2168-09-07

    In 26 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚申

七月初十

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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