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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 2172

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Leap lunar month 528Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 529Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 530Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 51Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 52Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 53Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 54Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 55Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat6Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 57Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 58Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 59Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 510Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 511Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 512Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 513Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 514Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 515Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 516Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 517Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 518Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 519Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 520Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 621Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Heat22Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 623Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 624Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 625Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 626Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 64Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 68Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 18, 2172

Lunar 二一七二年 · 闰五月廿八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Mon

    2172-07-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2172-07-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2172-07-22

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Fri

    2172-08-07

    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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丁未

闰五月廿八

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageConsecrateTravelOffer prayersPray for childrenLift misfortuneDismantleBreak groundConstructionWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

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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