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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 2012

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TODAY
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Thu
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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 29, 2012

Lunar 二〇一二年 · 闰四月初九

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. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2012-05-20

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2012-05-29

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2012-06-05

    In 7 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    2012-06-21

    In 23 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙巳

闰四月初九

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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