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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 2197

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Lunar month 630Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 713Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 714Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 715Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 716Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 717Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 718Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 719Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 720Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 721Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsEnd of Heat22Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 723Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 724Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 725Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 726Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 727Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 728Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 729Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 730Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingWhite Dew7Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, August 16, 2197

Lunar 二一九七年 · 七月初四

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

    Mon

    2197-08-07

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2197-08-16

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. End of Heat

    Tue

    2197-08-22

    In 6 days

  4. White Dew

    Thu

    2197-09-07

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊申

七月初四

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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