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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 1969

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Lunar month 327Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 20, 1969

Lunar 一九六九年 · 四月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Tue

    1969-05-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1969-05-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1969-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    1969-06-06

    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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

己巳

四月初五

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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