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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 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

Wednesday, May 7, 2042

Lunar 二〇四二年 · 三月十八

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

    Mon

    2042-05-05

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2042-05-07

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2042-05-21

    In 14 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2042-06-05

    In 29 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙巳

三月十八

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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