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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 1952

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
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Wed
Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 427Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 524Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 525Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 526Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 2, 1952

Lunar 一九五二年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Grain Rain

    Sun

    1952-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1952-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    1952-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1952-05-21

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

甲辰

四月初九

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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