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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 2104

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Lunar month 427Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 524Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 525Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 17, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 四月廿三

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

    Mon

    2104-05-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2104-05-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2104-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2104-06-05

    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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

己巳

四月廿三

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateDig a wellOpen a storehouse

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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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