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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

Wednesday, May 10, 2056

Lunar 二〇五六年 · 三月廿六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    2056-05-05

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2056-05-10

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2056-05-20

    In 10 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2056-06-05

    In 26 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸巳

三月廿六

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalSeek medical careTreat illnessConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

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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