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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

Wednesday, May 19, 2219

Lunar 二二一九年 · 四月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2219-05-06

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2219-05-19

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2219-05-22

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2219-06-06

    In 18 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

四月初五

Day cycle

甲申

泉中水

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingLevel roadsClean the homeFuneral preparationBreak ground for burialBurialEnd mourning dressPut on mourning dress

Avoid

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

MarriageRelocateTimber workBuild roof beamsSet a bedMake an offeringOffer prayersBuild a house

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊寅)虎 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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