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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 2159

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Lunar month 329Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 14, 2159

Lunar 二一五九年 · 三月廿七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Sat

    2159-05-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2159-05-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2159-05-21

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2159-06-06

    In 23 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己巳

三月廿七

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersOpen for businessSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

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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