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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 1951

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Lunar month 329Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds22Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 20, 1951

Lunar 一九五一年 · 四月十五

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

    1951-05-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1951-05-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1951-05-22

    In 2 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1951-06-06

    In 17 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

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十五

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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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