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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

May 2194

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Leap lunar month 327Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 328Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 329Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 330Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 31Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 32Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 33Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 34Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 36Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 37Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 38Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 39Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 310Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 311Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 312Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 313Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 314Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 315Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 316Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 317Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 318Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 319Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds20Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 421Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 431Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear5Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 22, 2194

Lunar 二一九四年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. 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 Buds

    Tue

    2194-05-20

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2194-05-22

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2194-06-05

    In 14 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sat

    2194-06-21

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

甲午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

己巳

四月初三

Day cycle

丁丑

涧下水

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateTimber workWelcome a household memberSet a bedDismantle

Avoid

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

Move into a homeRelocateHaircutMove the hearthMarriageTravel

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛未)羊 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 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

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

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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