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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 2175

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Lunar month 630Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 68Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 69Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 610Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 611Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 612Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 613Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 614Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 615Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 722Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingEnd of Heat23Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 78Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 79Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 12, 2175

Lunar 二一七五年 · 六月廿六

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    Mon

    2175-08-07

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2175-08-12

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    2175-08-23

    In 11 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    2175-09-07

    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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

甲申

六月廿六

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBreak groundBuild a dikeDig a pondVisit friends and familySeal openingsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTravelConstructionRaise a roof beamMove into a homeInstall doorsBuild a stoveCut garments

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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