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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.

June 1861

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Lunar month 426Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 45Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear6Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 58Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 59Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 510Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 511Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 512Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 513Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 514Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 515Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 516Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 517Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 518Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 519Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 520Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsSummer Solstice21Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 522Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 523Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 524Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 525Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 526Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 527Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 528Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 55Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 56Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, June 21, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 五月十四

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. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1861-06-06

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1861-06-21

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Sun

    1861-07-07

    In 16 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Tue

    1861-07-23

    In 32 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 夏至

Year cycle

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

甲午

五月十四

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

ConsecrateOpen for business

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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