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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 2173

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Lunar month 61Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 711Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 712Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 713Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat22Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 723Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 88Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 810Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 811Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 10, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 七月初二

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

    Sat

    2173-08-07

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2173-08-10

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    2173-08-22

    In 12 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    2173-09-07

    In 28 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚申

七月初二

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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