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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 1872

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TODAY
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Lunar month 328Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 1, 1872

Lunar 一八七二年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Grain Rain

    Sat

    1872-04-20

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1872-05-01

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sun

    1872-05-05

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1872-05-21

    In 20 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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

甲辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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