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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 2017

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Lunar month 430Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 8, 2017

Lunar 二〇一七年 · 四月十三

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

    Fri

    2017-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2017-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2017-05-21

    In 13 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2017-06-05

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙巳

四月十三

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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