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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 2012

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TODAY
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Lunar month 429Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds20Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 421Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 422Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 423Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 424Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 425Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 426Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 427Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 428Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 429Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 430Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 431Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 41Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 42Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 43Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 44Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 46Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 47Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 48Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 49Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Lunar 二〇一二年 · 四月廿五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for giving thanks and clear agreements. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Sat

    2012-05-05

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2012-05-15

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2012-05-20

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2012-06-05

    In 21 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

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙巳

四月廿五

Day cycle

丙子

涧下水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelDismantleBreak groundRaise a roof beamMove the hearth

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚午)马 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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