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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 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

Tuesday, May 20, 2206

Lunar 二二〇六年 · 四月十二

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. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2206-05-06

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2206-05-20

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2206-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2206-06-06

    In 17 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十二

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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