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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2036

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Lunar month 427Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds20Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 421Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 526Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 527Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 528Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 529Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 530Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 531Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 51Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 52Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 56Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 57Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 17, 2036

Lunar 二〇三六年 · 四月廿二

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Mon

    2036-05-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2036-05-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2036-05-20

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2036-06-05

    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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

癸巳

四月廿二

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingLevel roadsClean the homeFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateTimber workBuild roof beamsSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

Avoid

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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