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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 2066

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Lunar month 425Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 524Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 525Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 526Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 527Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 528Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 531Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 20, 2066

Lunar 二〇六六年 · 四月廿七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Wed

    2066-05-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2066-05-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2066-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2066-06-05

    In 16 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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

癸巳

四月廿七

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersTravelBreak groundRaise a roof beamRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

Purification rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

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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