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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 2221

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Lunar month 51Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLesser Heat7Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 512Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 513Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 514Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 515Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 516Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 517Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 518Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 519Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 620Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 621Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 622Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat23Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 624Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 625Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 626Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 627Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 628Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 629Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 630Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 631Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Autumn7Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, July 18, 2221

Lunar 二二二一年 · 五月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Lesser Heat

    Sat

    2221-07-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2221-07-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Mon

    2221-07-23

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Tue

    2221-08-07

    In 20 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙未

五月廿八

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringTravelCut garmentsComing-of-age riteTradeCarvingReceive wealthBuild animal sheltersMake vehicles and tools

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homePlantingBreak groundBreak ground for burialBuild a stoveBurialFuneral processionTimber workRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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