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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 2184

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Lunar month 325Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Buds20Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 25Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 26SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 27NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 16, 2184

Lunar 二一八四年 · 四月初七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    2184-05-05

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2184-05-16

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2184-05-20

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2184-06-05

    In 20 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

甲申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

己巳

四月初七

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateOpen for businessTradeExecute an agreementSet a bedTravel

Avoid

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

Receive livestockMove into a homeRelocateBurialVisit the sickTimber workRaise a roof beamInstall doorsFuneral preparationBreak ground

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

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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