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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 2160

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TODAY
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Lunar month 529Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Heat6Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 67Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 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 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Heat22Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 623Day 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 72Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 73Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 74Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 12, 2160

Lunar 二一六〇年 · 六月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. 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

    Sun

    2160-07-06

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2160-07-12

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Tue

    2160-07-22

    In 10 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Thu

    2160-08-07

    In 26 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

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸未

六月初九

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Mend wallsSeal openingsMake netsFuneral preparationEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinBurialTomb-opening riteAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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