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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 2190

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Lunar month 325Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 326Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear5Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 20, 2190

Lunar 二一九〇年 · 四月十七

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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

    Wed

    2190-05-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2190-05-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2190-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2190-06-05

    In 16 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

辛巳

四月十七

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

PlantingCaptureHuntingAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Open for businessBreak groundMake an offeringPurification riteBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

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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