DestiniDaily Insight

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 1996

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 328Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 16, 1996

Lunar 一九九六年 · 三月廿九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Sun

    1996-05-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1996-05-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1996-05-21

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1996-06-05

    In 20 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸巳

三月廿九

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementInstall machineryVisit friends and familyConsecrateSeek medical careTreat illnessBuild a houseLay foundations

Avoid

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

MarriageMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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.

BACK TO HOME