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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 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

Thursday, May 27, 2219

Lunar 二二一九年 · 四月十三

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

    Sat

    2219-05-22

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2219-05-27

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Sun

    2219-06-06

    In 10 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Tue

    2219-06-22

    In 26 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

己未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

己巳

四月十三

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageTradeExecute an agreementBuild a washroomMend wallsSeal openingsHuntingFishingPrepare a burial plot

Avoid

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

Set a bedDig a channelRaise a roof beamConstructionOpen for businessConsecrateMove into a homeRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

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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