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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 2213

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Leap lunar month 325Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 326Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 327Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 328Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 329Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 330Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 31Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 32Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 33Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 34Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 35Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 37Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 38Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 39Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 310Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 311Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 312Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 313Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 314Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 315Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 316Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 317Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 318Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 319Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 320Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 431Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 45Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 28, 2213

Lunar 二二一三年 · 四月初八

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for deep study and warm gatherings. 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

    Fri

    2213-05-21

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2213-05-28

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2213-06-06

    In 9 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Mon

    2213-06-21

    In 24 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

癸丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

丁巳

四月初八

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalSeek medical careTreat illnessConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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