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

July 1896

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Lunar month 528Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat7Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 620Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 621Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat22Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 623Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 624Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 625Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 626Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, July 24, 1896

Lunar 一八九六年 · 六月十四

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. Greater Heat

    Wed

    1896-07-22

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1896-07-24

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    1896-08-07

    In 14 days

  4. End of Heat

    Sun

    1896-08-23

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

乙未

六月十四

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateTravelHaircutBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantleConstructionOpen for businessTrade

Avoid

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

Timber workMake an offeringReceive livestock

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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