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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 2109

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Lunar month 328Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 531Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 12, 2109

Lunar 二一〇九年 · 四月十三

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. 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. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2109-05-05

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2109-05-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2109-05-21

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2109-06-06

    In 25 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

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

己巳

四月十三

Day cycle

辛丑

壁上土

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMake a pactFormal betrothalLift misfortuneBreak groundLay foundationsWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

Set a bedRaise a roof beamCut garmentsMove into a homeMarriage

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙未)羊 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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