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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2164

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Lunar month 429Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 421Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 422Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 423Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 424Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 425Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 426Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 427Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 428Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 429Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 430Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 431Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 41Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 42Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 43Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 44Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 46Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 47Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 48Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 49Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 4, 2164

Lunar 二一六四年 · 四月十四

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Thu

    2164-04-19

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2164-05-04

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2164-05-05

    In 1 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2164-05-20

    In 16 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊辰

四月十四

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Pray for childrenTravelLift misfortuneMake a pactFormal betrothalMarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberSet a bedOpen for business

Avoid

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

Offer prayersConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

Avoid

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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