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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 1886

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 430Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 511Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 512Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 513Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 514Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 515Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 516Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 517Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 518Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 519Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 520Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingSummer Solstice21Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 522Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 523Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 524Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 525Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 526Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 527Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 528Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 529Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 530Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Heat7Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, June 17, 1886

Lunar 一八八六年 · 五月十六

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. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    1886-06-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1886-06-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    1886-06-21

    In 4 days

  4. Lesser Heat

    Wed

    1886-07-07

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

芒种 → 夏至

Year cycle

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

甲午

五月十六

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecratePray for childrenTravelLift misfortuneTimber workMove the hearthDismantleConstructionRaise a roof beamLay foundations

Avoid

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

Acquire propertySet a bed

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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