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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 1891

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TODAY
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Lunar month 326Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 35Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer6Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 4, 1891

Lunar 一八九一年 · 三月廿六

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. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1891-04-20

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1891-05-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1891-05-06

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1891-05-21

    In 17 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

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿六

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMarriageWelcome a household memberVisit friends and familyTradeExecute an agreementBreak groundEnd mourning dressThanksgiving rite

Avoid

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

Funeral preparationBurialMove into a homeSet a bed

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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