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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 2043

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Lunar month 326Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 45Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear6Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 17, 2043

Lunar 二〇四三年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Tue

    2043-05-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2043-05-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2043-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2043-06-06

    In 20 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

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初九

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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