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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 1917

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Lunar month 51Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 56Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Heat8Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 511Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 512Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 513Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 514Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 515Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 516Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 517Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 518Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 619Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 620Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 621Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 622Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Heat23Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 624Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 625Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 626Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 67Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn8Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, July 5, 1917

Lunar 一九一七年 · 五月十七

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. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    1917-06-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1917-07-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Sun

    1917-07-08

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Mon

    1917-07-23

    In 18 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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丙午

五月十七

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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