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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 2102

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Lunar month 330Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 18, 2102

Lunar 二一〇二年 · 四月初二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Sat

    2102-05-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2102-05-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2102-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2102-06-06

    In 19 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初二

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalTravelMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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