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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

July 2009

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TODAY
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Leap lunar month 528Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 529Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 530Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 51Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 52Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 53Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 54Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 55Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 56Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Heat7Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 58Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 59Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 510Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 511Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 512Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 513Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 514Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 515Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 516Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 517Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 518Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 519Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 520Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 521Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 622Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Heat23Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 624Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 625Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 626Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 65Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 66Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 68Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Lunar 二〇〇九年 · 闰五月十二

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

    2009-06-21

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2009-07-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Tue

    2009-07-07

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Thu

    2009-07-23

    In 19 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

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚午

闰五月十二

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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