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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 2234

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Lunar month 327Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 328Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 11SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 12NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 13NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 14SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 15Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 16SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 17NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 18NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 19SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 20Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 21SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 22NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 23NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 24SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 25Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 26SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 27NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 28NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 29SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 30Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 1SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 2NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 3NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 4SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 5Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 6SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 7NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 8NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 9SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 10Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, May 26, 2234

Lunar 二二三四年 · 四月廿八

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for deep study and giving thanks. 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

    Wed

    2234-05-21

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2234-05-26

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    2234-06-06

    In 11 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Sat

    2234-06-21

    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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

己巳

四月廿八

Day cycle

庚戌

钗钏金

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalMake a pactPurification riteConsecrateMake an offeringOffer prayersSeek medical careTreat illnessVisit friends and family

Avoid

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

RelocateMove into a homeBuild a houseSet up a horse frame

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲辰)龙 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

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

Favourable

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Avoid

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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