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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 2095

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Lunar month 31Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 19, 2095

Lunar 二〇九五年 · 四月十六

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

    Thu

    2095-05-05

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2095-05-19

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2095-05-21

    In 2 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2095-06-05

    In 17 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

乙卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

辛巳

四月十六

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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