Lunar 2026 · 4th Month, 10th Day (四月初十)
小满 · Grain Buds (since 2026-05-21)
Year
丙
Yang Fire
午
Horse
Month
癸
Yin Water
巳
Snake
Day
己
Yin Earth
亥
Pig
Hexagram 20 · 观 — Contemplation
Upper ☴ 巽 (Wind)
·
Lower ☷ 坤 (Earth)
23:00–01:00
子时
甲子 · Rat
坤 — The Receptive
Hex 2
白虎 White Tiger
01:00–03:00
丑时
乙丑 · Ox
噬嗑 — Biting Through
Hex 21
玉堂 Jade Hall
03:00–05:00
寅时
丙寅 · Tiger
家人 — The Family
Hex 37
天牢 Heavenly Jail
05:00–07:00
卯时
丁卯 · Rabbit
损 — Decrease
Hex 41
玄武 Black Tortoise
07:00–09:00
辰时
戊辰 · Dragon
履 — Treading
Hex 10
司命 Life Governor
09:00–11:00
巳时
己巳 · Snake
大壮 — Power of the Great
Hex 34
勾陈 Grappling Hook
11:00–13:00
午时
庚午 · Horse
恒 — Duration
Hex 32
青龙 Green Dragon
13:00–15:00
未时
辛未 · Goat
讼 — Conflict
Hex 6
明堂 Bright Hall
15:00–17:00
申时
壬申 · Monkey
师 — The Army
Hex 7
天刑 Heavenly Punishment
17:00–19:00
酉时
癸酉 · Rooster
渐 — Development
Hex 53
朱雀 Red Phoenix
19:00–21:00
戌时
甲戌 · Dog
蹇 — Obstruction
Hex 39
金匮 Golden Lock
21:00–23:00
亥时
乙亥 · Pig
晋 — Progress
Hex 35
宝光 Precious Light
破 Day Officer
Break
inauspicious
Auspicious for
- Demolition
- Breaking old ground
Avoid
- Weddings
- Business openings
- Travel
- Construction
- Most undertakings
张
Zhāng
Bow
吉 Auspicious
朱雀 · Southern Vermilion Bird
Auspicious for
- Marriage
- Business openings
- Travel
- Moving house
Avoid
- Burial
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Daily Wisdom
May 25, 2026 - A Day of Sacred Observation
Today carries the contemplative energy of hexagram twenty, Wind over Earth - the gentle moving above the receptive stillness. This is the quality of watching clouds pass over a mountain meadow, where movement and rest create the perfect conditions for true seeing. The day invites you to step back from the rush of doing and enter the spaciousness of witnessing.
Under the Grain Buds solar term, seeds are swelling beneath the soil, pregnant with potential yet still hidden from view. This moment mirrors today's essential teaching: not everything meaningful happens in the visible realm. The most profound transformations often occur in the quiet spaces between action, in the pause that contains infinite possibility.
Though the day officer Break suggests disruption to ordinary patterns, this apparent obstacle becomes a gift when met with Wind over Earth consciousness. What seems to fragment your plans may actually be clearing space for deeper perception. The auspicious Bow constellation, guardian of the Southern Palace, reminds us that even tension serves purpose - the archer's bow must bend to send the arrow true.
This is a day for adopting the posture of the wise observer. Rather than forcing outcomes or pushing against resistance, allow yourself to witness what wants to emerge. Trust that your patient attention is itself a form of sacred action. The earth knows how to receive what the wind brings; you need only remain open and aware.
Imagine standing at your window at dawn, watching the interplay of light and shadow as the sun rises. You are not trying to direct the light or hurry the shadows - you are simply present to the magnificent unfolding before you.
In stillness, the way reveals itself.