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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 2185

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Lunar month 731Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 78Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 79Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 710Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 711Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 712Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 713Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 714Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 715Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 716Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 717Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 718Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 719Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 720Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 721Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat22Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 723Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 724Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 825Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 826Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 827Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 828Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 829Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 830Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 831Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 81Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 82Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 83Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 84Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 85Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 86Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew7Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 88Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 89Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 810Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, August 25, 2185

Lunar 二一八五年 · 八月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. End of Heat

    Mon

    2185-08-22

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2185-08-25

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. White Dew

    Wed

    2185-09-07

    In 13 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Thu

    2185-09-22

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

处暑 → 白露

Year cycle

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲申

八月初一

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Break ground for burialBurialMove a coffinFuneral preparationMake an offeringCaptureEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a homeOpen for businessTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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