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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 1854

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Lunar month 430Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 45Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer6Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 16NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 17NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 18SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 19Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 20SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 21NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 22NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 30SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 527Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 6NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 7NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 8SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 9Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 10SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 11NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 12NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 13SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 14Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 15SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 17, 1854

Lunar 一八五四年 · 四月廿一

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

    Sat

    1854-05-06

    Passed 11 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    1854-05-17

    Since the previous term: 11 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1854-05-21

    In 4 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Tue

    1854-06-06

    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

甲寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

己巳

四月廿一

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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