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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 2170

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Lunar month 629Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 68Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 69Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 610Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 611Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 712Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 713Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 714Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 715Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 716Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 717Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 718Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 719Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 720Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 721Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 722Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationEnd of Heat23Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 724Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 725Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 726Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 727Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 728Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 729Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsWhite Dew7Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 78Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, August 20, 2170

Lunar 二一七〇年 · 七月初九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    2170-08-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2170-08-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. End of Heat

    Thu

    2170-08-23

    In 3 days

  4. White Dew

    Fri

    2170-09-07

    In 18 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

庚午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲申

七月初九

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

CaptureMake netsFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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