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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 2045

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Lunar month 330Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 311Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 312Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 313Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 314Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 315Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 316Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 23, 2045

Lunar 二〇四五年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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 Buds

    Sat

    2045-05-20

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2045-05-23

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2045-06-05

    In 13 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Wed

    2045-06-21

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初七

Day cycle

丁丑

涧下水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTimber workWelcome a household memberSet a bedDismantle

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateHaircutMove the hearthMarriageTravel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛未)羊 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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