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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 1925

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Lunar month 426Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 422Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 423Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 424Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 425Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 426Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 427Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 428Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 429Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 430Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 431Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 41Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 42Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 43Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 44Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 45Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 17, 1925

Lunar 一九二五年 · 四月廿五

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. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1925-05-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1925-05-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1925-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    1925-06-06

    In 20 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛巳

四月廿五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

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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