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Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2137

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Lunar month 328Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 315Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds21Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 431Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 21, 2137

Lunar 二一三七年 · 四月初二

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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

    2137-05-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2137-05-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2137-06-05

    In 15 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    2137-06-21

    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

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初二

Day cycle

丁丑

涧下水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTimber workWelcome a household memberSet a bedDismantle

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateHaircutMove the hearthMarriageTravel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛未)羊 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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