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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 2220

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Lunar month 730Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 78Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 711Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 712Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 713Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 722Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseEnd of Heat23Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 829Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 830Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 831Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 81Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 82Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 83Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 84Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 85Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 86Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 88Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 89Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, August 5, 2220

Lunar 二二二〇年 · 七月初七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Greater Heat

    Sun

    2220-07-23

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2220-08-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Mon

    2220-08-07

    In 2 days

  4. End of Heat

    Wed

    2220-08-23

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸未

七月初七

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateBegin studyLift misfortuneClean the homeTreat illnessDig a pondAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelFormal betrothalMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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