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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 1889

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Lunar month 328Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 10, 1889

Lunar 一八八九年 · 四月十一

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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

    Sun

    1889-05-05

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1889-05-10

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1889-05-21

    In 11 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1889-06-05

    In 26 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

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

己巳

四月十一

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBuild roof beams

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

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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