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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2183

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Lunar month 427Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 30SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 422Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 423Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 424Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 425Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 426Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 427Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 428Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 429Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 430Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 431Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 41Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 42Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 43Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 44Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 46Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 47Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 18, 2183

Lunar 二一八三年 · 四月廿七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Mon

    2183-05-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2183-05-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2183-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2183-06-05

    In 18 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

癸未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

丁巳

四月廿七

Day cycle

乙亥

山头火

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己巳)蛇 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 亥不嫁娶不利新郎

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

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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