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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 2184

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Lunar month 61Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 712Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 713Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 714Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 715Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 716Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 717Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 718Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 719Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 720Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 721Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingEnd of Heat22Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 723Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 724Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 725Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 726Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 727Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 728Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 729Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 730Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 731Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 71Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 72Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 73Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 85Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 86Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteWhite Dew7Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 88Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 89Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 810Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 811Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 14, 2184

Lunar 二一八四年 · 七月初九

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. 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

    Sat

    2184-08-07

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2184-08-14

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    2184-08-22

    In 8 days

  4. White Dew

    Tue

    2184-09-07

    In 24 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

壬申

七月初九

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneBathingHaircutGroom nailsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurialClean the home

Avoid

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

MarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberTravelMove into a homeRelocateTake officeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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