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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

Friday, May 10, 2030

Lunar 二〇三〇年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Sun

    2030-05-05

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2030-05-10

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2030-05-21

    In 11 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2030-06-05

    In 26 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

四月初九

Day cycle

乙巳

覆灯火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortunePest controlVisit friends and familyAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己亥)猪 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

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

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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