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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 2030

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Lunar month 328Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 6, 2030

Lunar 二〇三〇年 · 四月初五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Grain Rain

    Sat

    2030-04-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2030-05-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2030-05-21

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2030-06-05

    In 30 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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初五

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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