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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

Friday, May 13, 2016

Lunar 二〇一六年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2016-05-13

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2016-05-20

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2016-06-05

    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

丙申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初七

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

Favourable

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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