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A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

July 1880

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Lunar month 527Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat7Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 620Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 621Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat22Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 623Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 624Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 625Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 626Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, July 18, 1880

Lunar 一八八〇年 · 六月十二

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Lesser Heat

    Wed

    1880-07-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1880-07-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Thu

    1880-07-22

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Sat

    1880-08-07

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小暑 → 大暑

Year cycle

庚辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

癸未

六月十二

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateBegin studyLift misfortuneClean the homeTreat illnessDig a pondAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelFormal betrothalMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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