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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 2150

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Lunar month 326Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 30NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 18, 2150

Lunar 二一五〇年 · 四月廿二

Daily direction

Due South

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

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    2150-05-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2150-05-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2150-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2150-06-05

    In 18 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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛巳

四月廿二

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardConsecrateTravelDismantleWelcome a household memberMove into a homeMove a coffin

Avoid

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

MarriageSet a bedVisit the sickBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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