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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 2220

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Lunar month 330Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 52Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 58Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 59Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 510Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 18, 2220

Lunar 二二二〇年 · 四月十六

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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

    Fri

    2220-05-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2220-05-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2220-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2220-06-05

    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

庚申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

辛巳

四月十六

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementMake an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateBreak groundSet a bedTravelPlanting

Avoid

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

MarriageDig a wellMove into a homeRelocateBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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