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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 1877

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Lunar month 329Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 28, 1877

Lunar 一八七七年 · 四月十六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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 Buds

    Mon

    1877-05-21

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1877-05-28

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    1877-06-05

    In 8 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    1877-06-21

    In 24 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙巳

四月十六

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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