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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 1861

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TODAY
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Lunar month 328Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 45Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear6Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 58Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 11, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 四月初二

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. Start of Summer

    Sun

    1861-05-05

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1861-05-11

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1861-05-21

    In 10 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1861-06-06

    In 26 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初二

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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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