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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 2203

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Lunar month 31Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 421Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds22Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 511Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 29, 2203

Lunar 二二〇三年 · 四月十八

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 Buds

    Sun

    2203-05-22

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2203-05-29

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2203-06-06

    In 8 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Wed

    2203-06-22

    In 24 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

癸卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十八

Day cycle

庚午

路旁土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake a pactFormal betrothalTravelMake an offeringOffer prayersPurification riteBreak groundRaise a roof beamBreak ground for burial

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲子)鼠 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

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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