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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

Sunday, May 12, 2193

Lunar 二一九三年 · 四月十二

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2193-05-05

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2193-05-12

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2193-05-20

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2193-06-05

    In 24 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

癸巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十二

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalSeek medical careTreat illnessConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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