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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 2020

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 528Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 55Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLesser Heat6Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 57Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 58Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 59Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 510Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 511Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 512Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 513Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 514Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 515Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 516Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 517Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 518Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 519Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 520Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 621Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGreater Heat22Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 623Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 624Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 625Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 626Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 627Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 628Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 629Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 630Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 631Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 61Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 62Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 63Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 64Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 65Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 66Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Autumn7Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 68Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Lunar 二〇二〇年 · 五月十五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sun

    2020-06-21

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2020-07-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Lesser Heat

    Mon

    2020-07-06

    In 1 days

  4. Greater Heat

    Wed

    2020-07-22

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

夏至 → 小暑

Year cycle

庚子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

壬午

五月十五

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringHaircutRepair wallsLevel roadsBathingGroom nailsClean the home

Avoid

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

TravelInstall doorsConstructionMarriageRaise a roof beamMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

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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