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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 2147

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Lunar month 430Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 2, 2147

Lunar 二一四七年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

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

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    2147-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2147-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2147-05-06

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2147-05-21

    In 19 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

丁未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

甲辰

四月初三

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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