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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 2152

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Lunar month 330Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 11, 2152

Lunar 二一五二年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2152-05-05

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2152-05-11

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2152-05-20

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2152-06-05

    In 25 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

壬子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初七

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBuild roof beams

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 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

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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