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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 2014

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Lunar month 629Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 630Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 61Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 62Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 63Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 64Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 65Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 66Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLesser Heat7Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 68Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 69Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 610Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 611Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 612Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 613Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 614Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 615Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 616Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 617Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 618Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 619Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 620Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 621Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 622Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGreater Heat23Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 624Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 625Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 626Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 727Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 728Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 729Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 730Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 731Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 71Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 72Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 73Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 74Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 75Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 76Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Autumn7Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 78Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 79Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, July 18, 2014

Lunar 二〇一四年 · 六月廿二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Lesser Heat

    Mon

    2014-07-07

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2014-07-18

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2014-07-23

    In 5 days

  4. Start of Autumn

    Thu

    2014-08-07

    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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛未

六月廿二

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementReceive wealthBreak groundConsecrateTravelMarriageFormal betrothalMake a pact

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateBuild a stoveMake an offeringThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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