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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 2049

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Lunar month 325Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 22, 2049

Lunar 二〇四九年 · 四月廿一

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for clear agreements and thoughtful travel. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Thu

    2049-05-20

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2049-05-22

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2049-06-05

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2049-06-21

    In 30 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己巳

四月廿一

Day cycle

丁酉

山下火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteTravelBuild a houseLay foundations

Avoid

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

Build a stoveMarriageRelocateMove into a homeHaircut

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛卯)兔 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

戊申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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