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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 2212

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Lunar month 326Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 24NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 25NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 26SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 27Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 28SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 29NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 531Day 1NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 51Day 2SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 3Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 4SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 5NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 6NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 7SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 24, 2212

Lunar 二二一二年 · 四月廿三

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2212-05-21

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2212-05-24

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2212-06-05

    In 12 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sun

    2212-06-21

    In 28 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

壬子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

乙巳

四月廿三

Day cycle

癸丑

桑柘木

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementInstall machineryVisit friends and familyConsecrateSeek medical careTreat illnessBuild a houseLay foundations

Avoid

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

MarriageMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁未)羊 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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