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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.

June 2181

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Lunar month 427Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 512Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 513Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 514Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 515Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 516Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 517Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 518Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 519Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 520Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingSummer Solstice21Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 522Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 523Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 524Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 525Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 526Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 527Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat6Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, June 12, 2181

Lunar 二一八一年 · 五月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

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

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2181-06-05

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2181-06-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    2181-06-21

    In 9 days

  4. Lesser Heat

    Fri

    2181-07-06

    In 24 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

芒种 → 夏至

Year cycle

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

甲午

五月初一

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberCarvingDismantleConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsOpen for business

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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