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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 2174

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Lunar month 41Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 56Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 58Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 59Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 510Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 511Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 14, 2174

Lunar 二一七四年 · 四月十四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2174-05-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2174-05-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2174-05-21

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2174-06-05

    In 22 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

己巳

四月十四

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingLevel roadsClean the homeFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateTimber workBuild roof beamsSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 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

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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