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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 2166

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Lunar month 327Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 16, 2166

Lunar 二一六六年 · 四月十七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Mon

    2166-05-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2166-05-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2166-05-21

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2166-06-05

    In 20 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

丙寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十七

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringTravelRelocateMove into a homeBuild a stoveMake vehicles and toolsMend wallsSeal openings

Avoid

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

Build a houseBuild a bridgeInstall doorsBurialRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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