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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 2206

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Lunar month 327Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 30NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds21Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 422Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 2, 2206

Lunar 二二〇六年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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 Rain

    Sun

    2206-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2206-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2206-05-06

    In 4 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2206-05-21

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

己未

天上火

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBuild a stoveHuntingMake netsRepair wallsLevel roadsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageSet a bedTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸丑)牛 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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