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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 1996

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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 23, 1996

Lunar 一九九六年 · 四月初七

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 Buds

    Tue

    1996-05-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1996-05-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    1996-06-05

    In 13 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    1996-06-21

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初七

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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