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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 2061

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Leap lunar month 31Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 32Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 33Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 34Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 36Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 37Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 38Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 39Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 310Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 311Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 312Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 313Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 314Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 315Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 316Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 317Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 318Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 8, 2061

Lunar 二〇六一年 · 闰三月十九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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

    Thu

    2061-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2061-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2061-05-20

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2061-06-05

    In 28 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

辛巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

癸巳

闰三月十九

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBuild roof beams

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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