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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

July 2187

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Lunar month 51Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 66Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Heat7Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 68Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 69Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 610Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 611Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 612Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 613Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 614Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 615Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 616Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 617Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 618Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 619Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 620Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 621Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 622Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Heat23Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 624Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 625Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 626Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 627Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 628Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 629Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 630Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 631Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 61Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 62Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 63Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 74Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 75Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 76Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Autumn7Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 78Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 79Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 710Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 711Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, July 4, 2187

Lunar 二一八七年 · 五月廿八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    2187-06-21

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2187-07-04

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Sat

    2187-07-07

    In 3 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2187-07-23

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

夏至 → 小暑

Year cycle

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙午

五月廿八

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteVisit friends and familyInstall machineryMake vehicles and toolsMake an offeringTravelReceive wealth

Avoid

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

Funeral processionTimber workBuild roof beamsBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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