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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 2086

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Lunar month 530Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat6Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 620Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 621Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat22Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 623Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 624Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 625Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 626Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 710Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, July 18, 2086

Lunar 二〇八六年 · 六月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Lesser Heat

    Sat

    2086-07-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2086-07-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2086-07-22

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Wed

    2086-08-07

    In 20 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小暑 → 大暑

Year cycle

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙未

六月初八

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateBegin studyLift misfortuneClean the homeTreat illnessDig a pondAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelFormal betrothalMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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