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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 2227

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Lunar month 329Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear6Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, May 18, 2227

Lunar 二二二七年 · 四月初三

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    2227-05-06

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2227-05-18

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    2227-05-21

    In 3 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Wed

    2227-06-06

    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

丁卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初三

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玉堂

吉 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMake an offeringOffer prayersOpen for businessSeek medical careTreat illnessBreak groundReceive livestock

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 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

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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