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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 1985

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 328Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 21, 1985

Lunar 一九八五年 · 四月初二

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

    1985-05-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    1985-05-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    1985-06-06

    In 16 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    1985-06-21

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小满

Year cycle

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初二

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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