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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 2038

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Lunar month 325Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 6, 2038

Lunar 二〇三八年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Tue

    2038-04-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2038-05-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2038-05-21

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2038-06-05

    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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初三

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Welcome a household memberVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

Seal openingsRaise a roof beamBreak groundTimber workBurialLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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