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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 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 28, 2207

Lunar 二二〇七年 · 五月初一

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Fri

    2207-05-22

    Passed 6 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2207-05-28

    Since the previous term: 6 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sat

    2207-06-06

    In 9 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2207-06-22

    In 25 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

丁未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

乙巳

五月初一

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Lift misfortuneTravelFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteRaise pillarsRaise a roof beamRelocateBuild a stoveWelcome a household memberMove into a home

Avoid

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

Make an offeringTimber workSet up a horse frameSet a bedConstructionBreak groundBurialTend a graveBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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