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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.

July 1869

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Lunar month 527Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 528Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 55Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 56Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Heat7Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 58Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 612Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 613Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 614Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 615Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 616Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 617Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 618Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 619Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 620Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 621Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 622Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Heat23Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 624Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 625Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 626Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 627Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 628Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 629Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 3, 1869

Lunar 一八六九年 · 五月廿四

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. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    1869-06-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1869-07-03

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Wed

    1869-07-07

    In 4 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Fri

    1869-07-23

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

夏至 → 小暑

Year cycle

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚午

五月廿四

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalTravelOffer prayersPurification riteSet a bedVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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