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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 2006

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Lunar month 430Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 527Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 528Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 529Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 531Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 12, 2006

Lunar 二〇〇六年 · 四月十五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2006-05-05

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2006-05-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2006-05-21

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2006-06-06

    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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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