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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 2204

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Lunar month 329Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 30Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 14SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 530Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 531Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 55Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 30, 2204

Lunar 二二〇四年 · 五月初一

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

    Mon

    2204-05-21

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2204-05-30

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2204-06-06

    In 7 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Thu

    2204-06-21

    In 22 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

甲辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

己巳

五月初一

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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