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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 2204

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Lunar month 729Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 78Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 711Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 712Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 713Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat23Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 826Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 827Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 828Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 831Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 88Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, August 28, 2204

Lunar 二二〇四年 · 八月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    Thu

    2204-08-23

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2204-08-28

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. White Dew

    Fri

    2204-09-07

    In 10 days

  4. Autumn Equinox

    Sun

    2204-09-23

    In 26 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

壬申

八月初三

Day cycle

丁未

天河水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionRelocateBreak ground

Avoid

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

Build a houseConsecrateHaircutBuild a boatDig a wellBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛丑)牛 · Sha 西

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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