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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 2195

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Lunar month 626Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 712Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 713Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 714Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 715Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 716Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 717Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 718Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 719Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 720Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 721Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 722Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteEnd of Heat23Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 724Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 725Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 726Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 727Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 728Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 729Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 730Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 731Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 84Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 85Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 12, 2195

Lunar 二一九五年 · 七月初七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    2195-08-07

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2195-08-12

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. End of Heat

    Sun

    2195-08-23

    In 11 days

  4. White Dew

    Mon

    2195-09-07

    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

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲申

七月初七

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateAcupuncture

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

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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