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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 2105

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Lunar month 326Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 16, 2105

Lunar 二一〇五年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    2105-05-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2105-05-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2105-05-21

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2105-06-06

    In 21 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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初三

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingLevel roadsClean the homeFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateTimber workBuild roof beamsSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

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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