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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 2015

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Lunar month 326Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Lunar 二〇一五年 · 三月廿一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for clear agreements and patient beginnings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Wed

    2015-05-06

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2015-05-09

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2015-05-21

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2015-06-06

    In 28 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

乙未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

辛巳

三月廿一

Day cycle

乙酉

泉中水

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMove the hearthTravelDismantleBreak groundLift misfortune

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己卯)兔 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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