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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 2173

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Lunar month 325Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds20Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 421Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 15, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 四月初四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Wed

    2173-05-05

    Passed 10 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2173-05-15

    Since the previous term: 10 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2173-05-20

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2173-06-05

    In 21 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初四

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateDig a wellOpen a storehouse

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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