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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 1994

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Lunar month 31Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 35Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer6Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 59Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 510Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 511Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 4, 1994

Lunar 一九九四年 · 三月廿四

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. Grain Rain

    Wed

    1994-04-20

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1994-05-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    1994-05-06

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    1994-05-21

    In 17 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

戊辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMarriageWelcome a household memberVisit friends and familyTradeExecute an agreementBreak groundEnd mourning dressThanksgiving rite

Avoid

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

Funeral preparationBurialMove into a homeSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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