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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 2176

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TODAY
Sun
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 530Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Heat6Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 67Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 611Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 612Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 613Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 614Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 615Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 616Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 617Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 618Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 619Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 620Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 621Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Heat22Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 623Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 624Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 625Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 626Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 627Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 628Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 629Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 630Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 631Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 61Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 62Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 63Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 64Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 75Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 76Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Autumn7Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 78Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 79Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 710Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, July 10, 2176

Lunar 二一七六年 · 六月初五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    2176-07-06

    Passed 4 days
  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2176-07-10

    Since the previous term: 4 days
  3. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2176-07-22

    In 12 days
  4. Start of Autumn

    Wed

    2176-08-07

    In 28 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

乙未

六月初五

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringComing-of-age riteBuild a stoveTradeReceive wealthPlantingMake netsReceive livestockAnimal husbandryWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Dig a channelBuild a boatSet a bedBurialBreak ground for burialTravelTend a graveDig a wellOpen for businessPrepare a burial plot

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

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

Favourable

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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