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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 2007

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Lunar month 329Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 7, 2007

Lunar 二〇〇七年 · 三月廿一

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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    2007-04-20

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2007-05-07

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2007-05-21

    In 14 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2007-06-06

    In 30 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

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

乙巳

三月廿一

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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