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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 2023

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Lunar month 525Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 526Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 527Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 528Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 529Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat7Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 512Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 513Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 514Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 515Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 516Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 517Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 618Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 619Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 620Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 621Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 622Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat23Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 624Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 625Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 626Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 627Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 628Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, July 24, 2023

Lunar 二〇二三年 · 六月初七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Lesser Heat

    Fri

    2023-07-07

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2023-07-24

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2023-08-08

    In 15 days

  4. End of Heat

    Wed

    2023-08-23

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

大暑 → 立秋

Year cycle

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

己未

六月初七

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelTradeHarvest honeyBuild animal shelters

Avoid

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

MarriageBuild a stoveBurialBreak groundLitigationBuild roof beamsTimber workDig a wellBreak ground for burialRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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