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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 2176

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Lunar month 328Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 5, 2176

Lunar 二一七六年 · 三月廿六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    2176-04-19

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2176-05-05

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2176-05-20

    In 15 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2176-06-05

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

Solar term · 立夏

Year cycle

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

癸巳

三月廿六

Day cycle

丙戌

屋上土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneSet the marriage bedComing-of-age riteTimber workSet up a horse frameBuild roof beams

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚辰)龙 · Sha 北

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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