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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 1871

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Lunar month 330Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 21, 1871

Lunar 一八七一年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1871-05-06

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1871-05-21

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    1871-06-06

    In 16 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    1871-06-22

    In 32 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小满

Year cycle

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初三

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalSeek medical careTreat illnessConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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