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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 2180

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Lunar month 430Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 411Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 412Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 413Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 414Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 415Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 416Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 417Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 418Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 419Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Buds20Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 421Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 422Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 423Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 524Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 525Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 526Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 527Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 528Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 529Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 530Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 531Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 51Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 52Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 53Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 54Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain in Ear5Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 56Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 57Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 58Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 59Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 510Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, May 3, 2180

Lunar 二一八〇年 · 四月初九

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Wed

    2180-04-19

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2180-05-03

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2180-05-05

    In 2 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2180-05-20

    In 17 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

庚辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

庚辰

四月初九

Day cycle

乙巳

覆灯火

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecratePray for childrenLift misfortuneTimber workMove the hearthMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

MarriageReceive wealthBurialTravelOpen for businessExecute an agreementBuild a stovePlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己亥)猪 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

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

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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