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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 1894

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Lunar month 329Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 23, 1894

Lunar 一八九四年 · 四月十九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    1894-05-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1894-05-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1894-06-06

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    1894-06-21

    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

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

己巳

四月十九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersOpen for businessSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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