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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 2191

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Lunar month 41Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 523Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 524Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 525Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 511Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 1, 2191

Lunar 二一九一年 · 四月初八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for giving thanks and warm gatherings. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Wed

    2191-04-20

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2191-05-01

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2191-05-05

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2191-05-21

    In 20 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

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

壬辰

四月初八

Day cycle

庚子

壁上土

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

None

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

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲午)马 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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