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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 2042

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Lunar month 327Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 315Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 3, 2042

Lunar 二〇四二年 · 三月十四

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

    Sun

    2042-04-20

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2042-05-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2042-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2042-05-21

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

甲辰

三月十四

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

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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