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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 2001

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 429Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 423Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 424Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 425Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 426Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 427Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 428Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 429Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 430Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 431Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 41Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 42Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 43Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 44Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 46Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 47Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 48Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 49Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 2, 2001

Lunar 二〇〇一年 · 四月初十

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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    2001-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2001-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2001-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2001-05-21

    In 19 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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

壬辰

四月初十

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair doorsFishingReceive wealthReceive livestockAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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