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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 2128

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Lunar month 325Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 21, 2128

Lunar 二一二八年 · 四月廿三

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

    2128-05-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2128-05-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2128-06-05

    In 15 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2128-06-21

    In 31 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

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丁巳

四月廿三

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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