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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 2072

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Lunar month 31Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer4Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 30SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds20Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 421Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 8, 2072

Lunar 二〇七二年 · 三月廿一

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. Start of Summer

    Wed

    2072-05-04

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2072-05-08

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2072-05-20

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2072-06-05

    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

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

乙巳

三月廿一

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingLevel roadsClean the homeFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateTimber workBuild roof beamsSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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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