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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 2141

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Lunar month 330Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 1, 2141

Lunar 二一四一年 · 三月廿五

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

    Thu

    2141-04-20

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2141-05-01

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2141-05-05

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2141-05-21

    In 20 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

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿五

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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