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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 1909

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Lunar month 325Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 326Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 327Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 328Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 329Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 35Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 311Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 312Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 313Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 314Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 315Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 316Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 317Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 318Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds22Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 5, 1909

Lunar 一九〇九年 · 三月十六

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 Rain

    Wed

    1909-04-21

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1909-05-05

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Thu

    1909-05-06

    In 1 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    1909-05-22

    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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

戊辰

三月十六

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair doorsFishingReceive wealthReceive livestockAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

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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