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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 2112

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Lunar month 41Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 511Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 5, 2112

Lunar 二一一二年 · 四月初十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Wed

    2112-04-20

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2112-05-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2112-05-21

    In 16 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2112-06-05

    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

壬申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初十

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactPurification riteConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a houseSet up a horse frame

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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