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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 2108

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Lunar month 329Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 5, 2108

Lunar 二一〇八年 · 三月廿五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    2108-04-20

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2108-05-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2108-05-21

    In 16 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    2108-06-05

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 立夏

Year cycle

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丁巳

三月廿五

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateBreak groundSet a bedTravelPlanting

Avoid

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

MarriageDig a wellMove into a homeRelocateBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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