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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

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

May 2144

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Lunar month 326Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 20, 2144

Lunar 二一四四年 · 四月十八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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

    Tue

    2144-05-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2144-05-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2144-06-05

    In 16 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sun

    2144-06-21

    In 32 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

己巳

四月十八

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementInstall machineryVisit friends and familyConsecrateSeek medical careTreat illnessBuild a houseLay foundations

Avoid

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

MarriageMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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