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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 2056

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Lunar month 330Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds20Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 2, 2056

Lunar 二〇五六年 · 三月十八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2056-04-19

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2056-05-02

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2056-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2056-05-20

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

壬辰

三月十八

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneDismantleMove the hearthOpen for businessExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Make an offeringFuneral preparationBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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