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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 1864

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Lunar month 526Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 527Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat7Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 620Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 621Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGreater Heat22Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 623Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 624Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 625Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 626Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 627Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 628Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 629Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 631Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 61Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, July 20, 1864

Lunar 一八六四年 · 六月十七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Thu

    1864-07-07

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1864-07-20

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Fri

    1864-07-22

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Sun

    1864-08-07

    In 18 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

辛未

六月十七

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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