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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 2167

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Lunar month 326Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 19, 2167

Lunar 二一六七年 · 四月初一

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. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2167-05-05

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2167-05-19

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2167-05-21

    In 2 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2167-06-06

    In 18 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

丁卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初一

Day cycle

壬子

桑柘木

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Purification riteOpen for businessMarriageBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙午)马 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

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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