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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 2003

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TODAY
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Lunar month 327Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer6Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 531Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 55Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear6Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 57Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 17, 2003

Lunar 二〇〇三年 · 四月十七

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. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2003-05-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2003-05-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2003-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2003-06-06

    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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十七

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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