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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

Tuesday, May 28, 2205

Lunar 二二〇五年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    2205-05-21

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2205-05-28

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2205-06-06

    In 9 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    2205-06-21

    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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

辛巳

四月初九

Day cycle

庚辰

白蜡金

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthDismantleConstructionBreak groundMove into a home

Avoid

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

ConsecrateDig a wellOpen a storehouse

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲戌)狗 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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