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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 2142

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Leap lunar month 51Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 52Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 53Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 54Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 55Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 56Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat7Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 58Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 59Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 510Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 511Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 512Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 513Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 514Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 515Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 516Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 517Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 518Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 519Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 520Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 521Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 522Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat23Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 624Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 625Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 626Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 627Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 628Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, July 11, 2142

Lunar 二一四二年 · 闰五月十八

Daily direction

Northeast

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

    Sat

    2142-07-07

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2142-07-11

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2142-07-23

    In 12 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2142-08-07

    In 27 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

壬寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丁未

闰五月十八

Day cycle

甲午

沙中金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Meridian therapyMake an offeringBathingMend wallsSeal openingsEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinFuneral preparationTomb-opening rite

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTreat illnessMarriageDig a wellBreak ground for burialBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊子)鼠 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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