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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 2171

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Lunar month 328Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 329Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 34Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 420Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Buds21Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 424Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 425Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 426Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 431Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 55Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain in Ear6Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, May 2, 2171

Lunar 二一七一年 · 三月廿八

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. 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 Rain

    Sat

    2171-04-20

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2171-05-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2171-05-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2171-05-21

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿八

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelTrain livestockClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTimber workBurialBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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