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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 2228

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Lunar month 327Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 412Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 413Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 414Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 415Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 416Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 420Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds21Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 53Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 54Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 56Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 57Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, May 20, 2228

Lunar 二二二八年 · 四月十六

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for clear agreements and warm gatherings. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Mon

    2228-05-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2228-05-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2228-05-21

    In 1 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Thu

    2228-06-05

    In 16 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

戊辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十六

Day cycle

癸酉

剑锋金

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelMove the hearthDismantleBreak groundRaise a roof beam

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁卯)兔 · Sha 东

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

戊午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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