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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2009

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Lunar month 426Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 524Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 525Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Lunar 二〇〇九年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Grain Rain

    Mon

    2009-04-20

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2009-05-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2009-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2009-05-21

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊辰

四月初九

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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