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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 1959

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Lunar month 528Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 529Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 67Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat8Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 69Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 610Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 611Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 612Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 613Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 614Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 615Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 616Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 617Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 618Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 619Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 620Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 621Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 622Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat23Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 624Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 625Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 626Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 627Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 628Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 74Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 75Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 76Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 77Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, July 6, 1959

Lunar 一九五九年 · 六月初一

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    1959-06-22

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1959-07-06

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Wed

    1959-07-08

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Thu

    1959-07-23

    In 17 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

庚午

六月初一

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageTravelInstall machineryMake an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateTreat illnessMeridian therapySet a bedMake nets

Avoid

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

Open for businessInstall doorsDig a wellBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Favourable

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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