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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

Saturday, May 24, 2206

Lunar 二二〇六年 · 四月十六

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for patient beginnings and warm gatherings. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2206-05-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2206-05-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2206-06-06

    In 13 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sun

    2206-06-22

    In 29 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

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十六

Day cycle

辛巳

白蜡金

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Avoid major undertakings

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙亥)猪 · Sha 东

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

丙申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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