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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 2148

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Lunar month 328Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 329Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 311Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 312Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 313Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 314Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 315Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 316Day 28NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 317Day 29SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 19, 2148

Lunar 二一四八年 · 四月初二

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for clear agreements and warm gatherings. 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

    Sun

    2148-05-05

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2148-05-19

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2148-05-20

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2148-06-05

    In 17 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

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初二

Day cycle

癸酉

剑锋金

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundRaise a roof beam

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁卯)兔 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

戊午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

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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