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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 1873

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Lunar month 427Day 1NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 2NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 3SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 4Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 5SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 6NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 7NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 8SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 9Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 10SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 11NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 12NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 13SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 14Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 15SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 412Day 16NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 413Day 17NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 414Day 18SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 415Day 19Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 416Day 20SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 417Day 21NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 418Day 22NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 419Day 23SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 420Day 24Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds21Day 25SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 422Day 26NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 423Day 27NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 424Day 28SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 29Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 526Day 1SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 527Day 2NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 528Day 3NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 529Day 4SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 530Day 5Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 531Day 6SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 51Day 7NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 52Day 8NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 53Day 9SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 54Day 10Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 55Day 11SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear6Day 12NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 57Day 13NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 8, 1873

Lunar 一八七三年 · 四月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    1873-05-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1873-05-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Buds

    Wed

    1873-05-21

    In 13 days

  4. Grain in Ear

    Fri

    1873-06-06

    In 29 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丁巳

四月十二

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

ConsecrateTravelMarriage

Avoid

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

Visit friends and familyWelcome a household memberConstructionBreak groundLay foundationsRelocateOpen for businessReceive livestockFuneral preparationEnd mourning dress

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

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

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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