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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 2083

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Lunar month 325Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 22, 2083

Lunar 二〇八三年 · 四月初六

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. Start of Summer

    Wed

    2083-05-05

    Passed 17 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2083-05-22

    Since the previous term: 17 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2083-06-05

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2083-06-21

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初六

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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