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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 1961

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Lunar month 525Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 526Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Heat7Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 511Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 512Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 616Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 617Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 618Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 619Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 620Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 621Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 622Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Heat23Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 624Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 625Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 626Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, July 7, 1961

Lunar 一九六一年 · 五月廿五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Wed

    1961-06-21

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1961-07-07

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Sun

    1961-07-23

    In 16 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    1961-08-08

    In 32 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小暑

Year cycle

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙未

五月廿五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Demolish a houseDemolish wallsLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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