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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 1913

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Lunar month 327Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds22Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 14, 1913

Lunar 一九一三年 · 四月初九

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. Start of Summer

    Tue

    1913-05-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1913-05-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1913-05-22

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    1913-06-06

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

立夏 → 小满

Year cycle

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初九

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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