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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 2209

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Lunar month 630Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 71Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 72Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 831Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 81Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 82Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 14, 2209

Lunar 二二〇九年 · 七月十四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2209-08-08

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2209-08-14

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. End of Heat

    Wed

    2209-08-23

    In 9 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2209-09-08

    In 25 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬申

七月十四

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBreak groundBuild a dikeDig a pondVisit friends and familySeal openingsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTravelConstructionRaise a roof beamMove into a homeInstall doorsBuild a stoveCut garments

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

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

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

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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