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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 1826

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Lunar month 330Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 411Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 412Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 413Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 414Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 415Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 416Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 417Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 418Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 419Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 420Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 421Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds22Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 423Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 424Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 431Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 45Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain in Ear6Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 57Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 58Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 59Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 510Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 17, 1826

Lunar 一八二六年 · 四月十一

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. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1826-05-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1826-05-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Mon

    1826-05-22

    In 5 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    1826-06-06

    In 20 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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

癸巳

四月十一

Day cycle

壬戌

大海水

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageFormal betrothalSeek medical careTreat illnessConstructionBreak groundRelocateMove into a homeBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Open for businessConsecrate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙辰)龙 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

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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