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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 2088

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Lunar month 425Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer4Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds20Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 421Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 422Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 423Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 424Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 425Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 426Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 427Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 428Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 429Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 430Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 431Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 41Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 42Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 43Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear4Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 45Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 20, 2088

Lunar 二〇八八年 · 四月三十

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

    Tue

    2088-05-04

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2088-05-20

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2088-06-04

    In 15 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sun

    2088-06-20

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小满

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丁巳

四月三十

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

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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