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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

Monday, May 19, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 四月廿五

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. 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

    Mon

    2104-05-05

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2104-05-19

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2104-05-21

    In 2 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2104-06-05

    In 17 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

四月廿五

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardConsecrateTravelDismantleWelcome a household memberMove into a homeMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageSet a bedVisit the sickBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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