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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 2129

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Lunar month 31Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 315Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 4, 2129

Lunar 二一二九年 · 三月十六

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2129-04-20

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2129-05-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2129-05-05

    In 1 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2129-05-21

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊辰

三月十六

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMarriageTravelOpen for businessExecute an agreementReceive livestockAnimal husbandryMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Offer prayersBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurialFuneral preparation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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