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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 1890

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Lunar month 327Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 23, 1890

Lunar 一八九〇年 · 四月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. 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. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1890-05-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1890-05-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    1890-06-06

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sat

    1890-06-21

    In 29 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初五

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringTravelRelocateMove into a homeBuild a stoveMake vehicles and toolsMend wallsSeal openings

Avoid

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

Build a houseBuild a bridgeInstall doorsBurialRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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