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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2098

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Lunar month 327Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds20Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 421Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 531Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 56Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 57Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 9, 2098

Lunar 二〇九八年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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

    Mon

    2098-05-05

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2098-05-09

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2098-05-20

    In 11 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2098-06-05

    In 27 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

戊午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初九

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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