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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 2163

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Lunar month 526Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 527Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 528Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 529Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 530Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 62Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 63Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 64Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 65Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Heat7Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 613Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 614Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 615Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 616Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 617Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 618Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 619Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 620Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 621Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 622Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Heat23Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 624Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 625Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 626Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 731Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 71Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 72Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 73Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 9, 2163

Lunar 二一六三年 · 六月初九

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. 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

    Thu

    2163-07-07

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2163-07-09

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Sat

    2163-07-23

    In 14 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    2163-08-07

    In 29 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

六月初九

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dressMove a coffinTomb-opening riteBurialThanksgiving riteAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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