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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 2015

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Lunar month 528Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 529Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat7Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 512Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 513Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 514Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 515Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 616Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 617Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 618Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 619Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 620Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 621Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 622Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat23Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 624Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 625Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 626Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 627Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 628Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 67Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn8Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Lunar 二〇一五年 · 五月二十

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    2015-06-22

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2015-07-05

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Tue

    2015-07-07

    In 2 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Thu

    2015-07-23

    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

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬午

五月二十

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTradeReceive wealth

Avoid

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

Purification riteDig a channelRaise a roof beamBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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