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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 1986

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 529Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 55Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 56Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Heat7Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 68Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 69Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 610Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 611Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 612Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 613Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 614Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 615Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 616Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 617Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 618Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 619Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 620Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 621Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 622Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Heat23Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 624Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 625Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 626Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 627Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 77Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn8Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 79Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 5, 1986

Lunar 一九八六年 · 五月廿九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sun

    1986-06-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1986-07-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Mon

    1986-07-07

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Wed

    1986-07-23

    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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

甲午

五月廿九

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundConstruction

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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