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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 1935

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Lunar month 328Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds22Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 14, 1935

Lunar 一九三五年 · 四月十二

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

    Mon

    1935-05-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1935-05-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1935-05-22

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1935-06-06

    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

乙亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

辛巳

四月十二

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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