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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 2187

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Lunar month 329Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 30NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 2, 2187

Lunar 二一八七年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    2187-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2187-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2187-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2187-05-21

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

丁亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

甲辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringLift misfortuneTrain livestockTravelAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialFuneral processionConsecrateBuild roof beamsBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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