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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 2219

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Lunar month 325Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 23Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 24SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 25NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 26NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 27SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 28Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 29SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 30NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 1NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 2SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 3Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 4SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 5NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 6NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 421Day 7SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds22Day 8Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 9SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 10NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 11NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 12SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 13Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 14SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 15NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 16NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 17SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 18Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 19SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 20NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 21NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 22SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 18, 2219

Lunar 二二一九年 · 四月初四

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. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2219-05-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2219-05-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2219-05-22

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2219-06-06

    In 19 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己巳

四月初四

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Welcome a household memberVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

Seal openingsRaise a roof beamBreak groundTimber workBurialLitigation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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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