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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
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Wed
Thu
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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 16, 2001

Lunar 二〇〇一年 · 四月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sat

    2001-05-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2001-05-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2001-05-21

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2001-06-05

    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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

癸巳

四月廿四

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementSet a bedTravel

Avoid

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

Receive livestockMove into a homeRelocateBurialVisit the sickTimber workRaise a roof beamInstall doorsFuneral preparationBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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