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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 2103

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Lunar month 329Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 55Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 22, 2103

Lunar 二一〇三年 · 四月十七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sun

    2103-05-06

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2103-05-22

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2103-06-06

    In 15 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    2103-06-22

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十七

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementSet a bedTravel

Avoid

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

Receive livestockMove into a homeRelocateBurialVisit the sickTimber workRaise a roof beamInstall doorsFuneral preparationBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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