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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 2199

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Lunar month 428Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 16SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 17Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 18SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 19NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 20NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 21SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 22Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 23SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 24NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 25NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 26SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 27Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 28SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 29NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 30NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 525Day 1SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 526Day 2Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 527Day 3SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 528Day 4NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 529Day 5NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 530Day 6SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 531Day 7Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 51Day 8SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 52Day 9NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 53Day 10NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 54Day 11SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear5Day 12Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 56Day 13SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 14NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 15NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 14, 2199

Lunar 二一九九年 · 四月二十

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2199-05-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2199-05-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2199-05-21

    In 7 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2199-06-05

    In 22 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

己亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

己巳

四月二十

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateFormal betrothalCut garmentsComing-of-age riteSet a bedBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberBuild a storehouseSeal openings

Avoid

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

MarriagePlantingConstructionBreak groundTravelTimber workBuild roof beamsBurialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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