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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 2157

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Lunar month 31Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 511Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 15, 2157

Lunar 二一五七年 · 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

    Thu

    2157-05-05

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2157-05-15

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2157-05-21

    In 6 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2157-06-05

    In 21 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

丁巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初七

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Avoid other undertakings

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 (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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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