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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 2205

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Lunar month 328Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 13, 2205

Lunar 二二〇五年 · 三月廿四

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

    Mon

    2205-05-06

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2205-05-13

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2205-05-21

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2205-06-06

    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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

辛巳

三月廿四

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersOpen for businessSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

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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