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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 2161

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 426Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds20Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 421Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 525Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 526Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 527Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 528Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 531Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 56Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 3, 2161

Lunar 二一六一年 · 四月初九

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. Grain Rain

    Mon

    2161-04-20

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2161-05-03

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2161-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2161-05-20

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬辰

四月初九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair doorsFishingReceive wealthReceive livestockAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

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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