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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 1936

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Leap lunar month 326Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 327Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 328Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 329Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 330Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 31Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 32Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 33Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 34Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 35Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 37Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 38Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 39Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 310Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 311Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 312Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 313Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 314Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 315Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 316Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 317Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 318Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 319Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 320Day 30Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 8, 1936

Lunar 一九三六年 · 闰三月十八

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

    Wed

    1936-05-06

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1936-05-08

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1936-05-21

    In 13 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    1936-06-06

    In 29 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸巳

闰三月十八

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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