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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 2171

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Lunar month 328Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 329Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 6, 2171

Lunar 二一七一年 · 四月初二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Sat

    2171-04-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2171-05-06

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2171-05-21

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2171-06-06

    In 31 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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

癸巳

四月初二

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

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

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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