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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 2188

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Lunar month 427Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 526Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 527Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 56Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 11, 2188

Lunar 二一八八年 · 四月十五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    2188-05-05

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2188-05-11

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2188-05-20

    In 9 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2188-06-05

    In 25 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

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十五

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

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

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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