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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 2071

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Lunar month 326Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 6, 2071

Lunar 二〇七一年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for giving thanks and clear agreements. 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. Grain Rain

    Mon

    2071-04-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2071-05-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2071-05-21

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2071-06-05

    In 30 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

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初七

Day cycle

丙子

涧下水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelDismantleBreak groundRaise a roof beamMove the hearth

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 (庚午)马 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 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

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

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

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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