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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 2138

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Lunar month 327Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 413Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 45Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear6Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 21, 2138

Lunar 二一三八年 · 四月十三

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Mon

    2138-05-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2138-05-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2138-06-06

    In 16 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sat

    2138-06-21

    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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十三

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardConsecrateTravelDismantleWelcome a household memberMove into a homeMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageSet a bedVisit the sickBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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