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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 2216

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TODAY
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Lunar month 530Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 55Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 56Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLesser Heat7Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 58Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 59Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 510Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 511Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 512Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 513Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 514Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 515Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 616Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 617Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 618Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 619Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 620Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 621Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 622Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Heat23Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 624Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 625Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 626Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 627Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 631Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 61Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 62Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 63Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 64Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 65Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 66Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Autumn7Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 68Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 69Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 610Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 13, 2216

Lunar 二二一六年 · 五月廿八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. 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

    Sun

    2216-07-07

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2216-07-13

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Tue

    2216-07-23

    In 10 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Wed

    2216-08-07

    In 25 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙未

五月廿八

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersLift misfortuneBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

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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