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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 2162

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Lunar month 325Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 414Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 415Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 416Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 8, 2162

Lunar 二一六二年 · 三月廿五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2162-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2162-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2162-05-21

    In 13 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2162-06-05

    In 28 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

壬戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙巳

三月廿五

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

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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