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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 1878

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Lunar month 328Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 329Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 12, 1878

Lunar 一八七八年 · 四月十一

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

    Mon

    1878-05-06

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1878-05-12

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1878-05-21

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1878-06-06

    In 25 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十一

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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