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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 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

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Lunar 二〇一五年 · 三月廿六

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. Start of Summer

    Wed

    2015-05-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2015-05-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2015-05-21

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2015-06-06

    In 23 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

三月廿六

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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