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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 2174

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Lunar month 731Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 710Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 711Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 712Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 713Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 714Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 715Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 716Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 717Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 827Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 828Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 829Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 830Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 831Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 81Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 82Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 83Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 84Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 85Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 86Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationWhite Dew7Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 88Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 89Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 810Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 6, 2174

Lunar 二一七四年 · 七月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Greater Heat

    Fri

    2174-07-22

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2174-08-06

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    2174-08-07

    In 1 days

  4. End of Heat

    Tue

    2174-08-23

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛未

七月初九

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateBegin studyLift misfortuneClean the homeTreat illnessDig a pondAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelFormal betrothalMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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