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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 2217

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Lunar month 529Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 65Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 66Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLesser Heat7Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 68Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 69Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 610Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 611Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 612Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 613Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 614Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 615Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 616Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 617Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 618Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 619Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 620Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 621Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 622Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGreater Heat23Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 624Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 625Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 626Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 627Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 628Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 629Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 73Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 74Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 75Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 76Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 78Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 79Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, July 8, 2217

Lunar 二二一七年 · 六月初四

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. Summer Solstice

    Sat

    2217-06-21

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2217-07-08

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2217-07-23

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Thu

    2217-08-07

    In 30 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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丁未

六月初四

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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