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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 1934

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Lunar month 329Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 421Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds22Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 19, 1934

Lunar 一九三四年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Sun

    1934-05-06

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1934-05-19

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1934-05-22

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1934-06-06

    In 18 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

己巳

四月初七

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Avoid

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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