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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 2139

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Lunar month 326Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 327Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 328Day 30NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 13Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 14SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 15NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 16NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 17SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 18Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 19SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 20NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 21NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 22SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 23Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 24SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 25NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 26NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 27SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 28Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 29SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 1NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 2NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 4, 2139

Lunar 二一三九年 · 四月初六

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. 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. Grain Rain

    Mon

    2139-04-20

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2139-05-04

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Wed

    2139-05-06

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2139-05-21

    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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

戊辰

四月初六

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringSculpture and paintingConsecrateFormal betrothalMarriageOpen for businessTravelVisit friends and familySet a bedMake nets

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMove into a homeBuild a houseBreak groundBreak ground for burialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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