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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 2046

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Lunar month 329Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 18, 2046

Lunar 二〇四六年 · 四月十三

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. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2046-05-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2046-05-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2046-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2046-06-05

    In 18 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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十三

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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