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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.

May 1832

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TODAY
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Lunar month 329Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 531Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 3, 1832

Lunar 一八三二年 · 四月初四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    1832-04-20

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1832-05-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1832-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    1832-05-21

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

甲辰

四月初四

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneTrain livestockTravelAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionConsecrateBuild roof beamsBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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