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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 2163

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Lunar month 31Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 511Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 23, 2163

Lunar 二一六三年 · 四月廿一

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 Buds

    Sat

    2163-05-21

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2163-05-23

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2163-06-06

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Tue

    2163-06-21

    In 29 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丁巳

四月廿一

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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