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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

Tuesday, May 16, 2084

Lunar 二〇八四年 · 四月十二

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

    Thu

    2084-05-04

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2084-05-16

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2084-05-20

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2084-06-05

    In 20 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

四月十二

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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