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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 1905

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Lunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds22Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 2, 1905

Lunar 一九〇五年 · 三月廿八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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 Rain

    Fri

    1905-04-21

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1905-05-02

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1905-05-06

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    1905-05-22

    In 20 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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚辰

三月廿八

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

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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