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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 1859

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Lunar month 526Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 630Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 67Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLesser Heat8Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 69Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 610Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 611Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 612Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 613Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 614Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 615Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 616Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 617Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 618Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 619Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 620Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 621Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 622Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGreater Heat23Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 624Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 625Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 626Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 627Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 628Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 629Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 730Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 731Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 71Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 72Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 73Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 74Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 75Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 76Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, July 9, 1859

Lunar 一八五九年 · 六月初十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Summer Solstice

    Wed

    1859-06-22

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1859-07-09

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Sat

    1859-07-23

    In 14 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Mon

    1859-08-08

    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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

辛未

六月初十

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingSculpture and paintingConsecrateBegin studyLift misfortuneClean the homeTreat illnessDig a pondAnimal husbandry

Avoid

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

MarriageTravelFormal betrothalMove into a homeBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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