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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 2089

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Lunar month 31Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 511Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 8, 2089

Lunar 二〇八九年 · 三月廿八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    2089-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2089-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2089-05-20

    In 12 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2089-06-05

    In 28 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

己酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

己巳

三月廿八

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementInstall machineryVisit friends and familyConsecrateSeek medical careTreat illnessBuild a houseLay foundations

Avoid

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

MarriageMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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