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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 2039

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Lunar month 41Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 523Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 524Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 525Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 526Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 9, 2039

Lunar 二〇三九年 · 四月十七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for clear agreements and giving thanks. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Thu

    2039-05-05

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2039-05-09

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2039-05-21

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2039-06-06

    In 28 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己巳

四月十七

Day cycle

辛卯

松柏木

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementPlantingSet a bed

Avoid

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

Move into a homeConstructionInstall doorsTimber workFuneral preparationBurialBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙酉)鸡 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

丙申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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