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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 2099

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Lunar month 326Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 13, 2099

Lunar 二〇九九年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    2099-05-05

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2099-05-13

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2099-05-21

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2099-06-05

    In 23 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己巳

三月廿四

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactPurification riteConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a houseSet up a horse frame

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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