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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 1953

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TODAY
Sun
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 431Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 511Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 512Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 513Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 514Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 515Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 516Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 517Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 518Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 519Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 520Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 521Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationSummer Solstice22Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 523Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 524Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 525Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 526Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Heat7Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, June 26, 1953

Lunar 一九五三年 · 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. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    1953-06-22

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1953-06-26

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Tue

    1953-07-07

    In 11 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Thu

    1953-07-23

    In 27 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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊午

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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