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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 2111

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Lunar month 326Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 21, 2111

Lunar 二一一一年 · 四月十四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Wed

    2111-05-06

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2111-05-21

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2111-06-06

    In 16 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2111-06-22

    In 32 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 小满

Year cycle

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十四

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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