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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 2207

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Lunar month 326Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 45Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer6Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 47Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 48Day 11NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 49Day 12SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 410Day 13Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 411Day 14SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 412Day 15NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 413Day 16NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 414Day 17SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 415Day 18Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 416Day 19SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 417Day 20NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 418Day 21NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 419Day 22SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 420Day 23Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 421Day 24SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Buds22Day 25NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 423Day 26NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 424Day 27SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 425Day 28Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 426Day 29SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 30NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 528Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 529Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 530Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 531Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 51Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 52Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 53Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 54Day 8Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 55Day 9SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain in Ear6Day 10NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 14, 2207

Lunar 二二〇七年 · 四月十七

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for giving thanks and clear agreements. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Wed

    2207-05-06

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2207-05-14

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Fri

    2207-05-22

    In 8 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2207-06-06

    In 23 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

丁未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

乙巳

四月十七

Day cycle

丙子

涧下水

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 危

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelDismantleBreak groundRaise a roof beamMove the hearth

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚午)马 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

己丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

甲午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

Avoid

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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