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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 2197

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Lunar month 330Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 417Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 418Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 419Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Buds20Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 421Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 422Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 423Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 424Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 425Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 426Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 427Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 431Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain in Ear5Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, May 21, 2197

Lunar 二一九七年 · 四月初五

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

    Fri

    2197-05-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2197-05-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain in Ear

    Mon

    2197-06-05

    In 15 days

  4. Summer Solstice

    Tue

    2197-06-20

    In 30 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

小满 → 芒种

Year cycle

丁酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

乙巳

四月初五

Day cycle

壬辰

长流水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageTradeExecute an agreementBuild a washroomMend wallsSeal openingsHuntingFishingPrepare a burial plot

Avoid

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

Set a bedDig a channelRaise a roof beamConstructionOpen for businessConsecrateMove into a homeRelocate

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙戌)狗 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 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

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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