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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 2210

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TODAY
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Lunar month 429Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 424Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 425Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 426Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 427Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 428Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 429Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 430Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 431Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 41Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 42Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 43Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 44Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 45Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 47Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 48Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 49Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, May 26, 2210

Lunar 二二一〇年 · 闰四月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Mon

    2210-05-21

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2210-05-26

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2210-06-06

    In 11 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Fri

    2210-06-22

    In 27 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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

辛巳

闰四月初三

Day cycle

甲辰

覆灯火

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageComing-of-age riteMake an offeringTravelRelocateMove into a homeBuild a stoveMake vehicles and toolsMend wallsSeal openings

Avoid

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

Build a houseBuild a bridgeInstall doorsBurialRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊戌)狗 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

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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