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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 2193

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Lunar month 328Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Buds20Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 421Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 422Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 531Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain in Ear5Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 56Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 57Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 58Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 3, 2193

Lunar 二一九三年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Grain Rain

    Fri

    2193-04-19

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2193-05-03

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2193-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2193-05-20

    In 17 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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丙辰

四月初三

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneDemolish a houseAvoid other undertakings

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

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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