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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 2016

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Lunar month 31Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds20Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 8, 2016

Lunar 二〇一六年 · 四月初二

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

    Thu

    2016-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2016-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2016-05-20

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2016-06-05

    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

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初二

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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