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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 2221

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Lunar month 629Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 718Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 719Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 720Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 721Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 722Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat23Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 724Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 725Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 726Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 77Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew8Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, August 17, 2221

Lunar 二二二一年 · 六月廿九

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. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2221-08-07

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2221-08-17

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. End of Heat

    Thu

    2221-08-23

    In 6 days

  4. White Dew

    Sat

    2221-09-08

    In 22 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙申

六月廿九

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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