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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 2103

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Lunar month 51Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 67Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat8Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 616Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 617Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 618Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 619Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 620Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 621Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 622Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGreater Heat23Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 624Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 625Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 626Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 30SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 77Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn8Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 711Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, July 20, 2103

Lunar 二一〇三年 · 六月十七

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

    Sun

    2103-07-08

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2103-07-20

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2103-07-23

    In 3 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Wed

    2103-08-08

    In 19 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

己未

六月十七

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateTravelHaircutBuild roof beamsMove the hearthDismantleConstructionOpen for businessTrade

Avoid

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

Timber workMake an offeringReceive livestock

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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