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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 2081

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Lunar month 327Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 2, 2081

Lunar 二〇八一年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Sat

    2081-04-19

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2081-05-02

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2081-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2081-05-20

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair doorsFishingReceive wealthReceive livestockAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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