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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.

June 2013

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 426Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 511Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 512Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 513Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 514Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 515Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 516Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 517Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 518Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 519Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 520Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingSummer Solstice21Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 522Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 523Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 524Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 525Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 526Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 527Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 528Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 529Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 530Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 56Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Lunar 二〇一三年 · 五月十六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Fri

    2013-06-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2013-06-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Sun

    2013-07-07

    In 14 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2013-07-22

    In 29 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

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelLift misfortuneRelocateMove into a homeOpen for businessReceive wealth

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalMake a pactSet a bedThanksgiving riteBreak ground for burialBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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