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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 2178

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Lunar month 326Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 417Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 418Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 419Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 420Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds21Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 17, 2178

Lunar 二一七八年 · 四月初一

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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

    Tue

    2178-05-05

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2178-05-17

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2178-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2178-06-05

    In 19 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初一

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingRelocateBreak ground for burialBurialClean the homeLevel roads

Avoid

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

Offer prayersMarriageMove into a homeSet a bedBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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