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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 2002

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Lunar month 328Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 35Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer6Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 12, 2002

Lunar 二〇〇二年 · 四月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Mon

    2002-05-06

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2002-05-12

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2002-05-21

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2002-06-06

    In 25 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

壬午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初一

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateDig a wellOpen a storehouse

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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