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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 2018

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Lunar month 329Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 18, 2018

Lunar 二〇一八年 · 四月初四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Sat

    2018-05-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2018-05-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2018-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2018-06-06

    In 19 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初四

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactPurification riteConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a houseSet up a horse frame

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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