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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 2084

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Lunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer4Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds20Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 421Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 53Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 54Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 56Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 57Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 58Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 59Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 510Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 11, 2084

Lunar 二〇八四年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Thu

    2084-05-04

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2084-05-11

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2084-05-20

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2084-06-05

    In 25 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

己巳

四月初七

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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