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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 1937

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Lunar month 325Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 14, 1937

Lunar 一九三七年 · 四月初五

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

    Thu

    1937-05-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1937-05-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    1937-05-21

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    1937-06-06

    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

丁丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初五

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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