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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 8, 2141

Lunar 二一四一年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for clear agreements and patient beginnings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Fri

    2141-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2141-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2141-05-21

    In 13 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2141-06-05

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

立夏 → 小满

Year cycle

辛丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初三

Day cycle

乙酉

泉中水

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateMove the hearthTravelDismantleBreak groundLift misfortune

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己卯)兔 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

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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