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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 1863

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Lunar month 326Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 20, 1863

Lunar 一八六三年 · 四月初三

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. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1863-05-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1863-05-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1863-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    1863-06-06

    In 17 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初三

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementSet a bedTravel

Avoid

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

Receive livestockMove into a homeRelocateBurialVisit the sickTimber workRaise a roof beamInstall doorsFuneral preparationBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

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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