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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.

May 1856

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Lunar month 327Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 6, 1856

Lunar 一八五六年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Sun

    1856-04-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1856-05-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1856-05-21

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1856-06-05

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立夏 → 小满

Year cycle

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初三

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateBreak groundSet a bedTravelPlanting

Avoid

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

MarriageDig a wellMove into a homeRelocateBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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