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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 2048

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Lunar month 326Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds20Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 13, 2048

Lunar 二〇四八年 · 四月初一

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Tue

    2048-05-05

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2048-05-13

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2048-05-20

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2048-06-05

    In 23 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初一

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Welcome a household memberVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

Seal openingsRaise a roof beamBreak groundTimber workBurialLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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