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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 1853

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Lunar month 631Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 77Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn8Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 710Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 711Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 83Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 84Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 85Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 86Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 87Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseWhite Dew8Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 89Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 810Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 10, 1853

Lunar 一八五三年 · 七月初六

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Mon

    1853-08-08

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1853-08-10

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    1853-08-23

    In 13 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    1853-09-08

    In 29 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚申

七月初六

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneBathingHaircutGroom nailsFuneral preparationMove a coffinBreak ground for burialBurialClean the home

Avoid

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

MarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberTravelMove into a homeRelocateTake officeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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