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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

Sunday, August 20, 2175

Lunar 二一七五年 · 七月初五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2175-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    2175-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    2175-09-07

    In 18 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

七月初五

Day cycle

丁卯

炉中火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenSet an altarMove the hearthLift misfortuneTimber workMove into a home

Avoid

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

Dig a wellHaircutBuild a stoveBreak groundBreak ground for burialDig a pond

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛酉)鸡 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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