Lunar day 22

The lunar day turns at moonrise, not midnight, so day 22 rarely lines up with a calendar date — most dates hold two different readings. Everything below is traditional material, quoted as it was received.

Favoured on lunar day 22

Study or sit an exam: This day is held to be ideal for structured study and highly favourable for exams.
Pay attention to dreams: The tradition holds that dreams on this day are insightful and worth close attention.
Make something: This day is called ideal for making, especially hands-on work refining or completing existing pieces.
Plant or sow: The tradition regards this as a strong day for sowing and planting root crops and bulbs.
Start learning something: With memory and logic said to be strong, this day is considered ideal for starting demanding new material.
Have a hard conversation: This day is held to favour reaching agreement, if you listen closely to the other person.
Prune or cut back: Cutting back vines and shoots is recommended, while pruning young plants is to be avoided.
Apologise or make up: The tradition sees this as a good day for reaching agreement with the other person.
Cut my hair: Traditionally acceptable, provided the change is not drastic.
Clear things out: On the 22nd lunar day the tradition points toward easy cleaning and organizing rather than major changes.
Cook or host a meal: The tradition treats this as a generous, sweet day when eating plentifully does no harm.
Get married: Reaching agreement and mutual understanding are said to come easily today, which supports making a commitment together.
Go on a date: Tradition holds that attentive one-to-one exchange bears fruit today, which is seen as helpful on a date.
Exercise or train: The tradition favours relaxing, moderate movement today while advising against strength or intense workouts.

Discouraged on lunar day 22

Travel: The tradition advises against setting off on any journey, as judgement and adaptability are said to be weakened.
Compete or push hard: The tradition frames this as a day for muscle-relaxing activity, with intense pushing said to hinder recovery.
Move or renovate: The tradition considers the timing wrong for renovations and other major household changes today.
Make a big purchase: Commercial and financial transactions are to be avoided on this day according to the tradition.
Sign a contract: The tradition steers this day toward routine and study, warning against commercial dealings and important decisions.
Fix or repair something: The 22nd lunar day is said to suit only effortless tasks, with renovation-type work poorly timed.
Deep clean: The tradition confines this day to effortless cleaning and tidying, so an intensive clean is discouraged.
Look for work: Business contacts are to be avoided today, so the tradition discourages approaching potential employers.
Negotiate or ask for a raise: The tradition advises avoiding business dealings and important decisions today.
Start something new: Routine work is favoured over important decisions and business dealings, so the tradition sees this as a poor day to launch.

How much weight to give this

This is inherited material, not a finding. When we checked these readings against the tradition's own named authorities, they contradicted each other on all 29 lunar days — the same day called auspicious by one source and ruinous by another. We publish what the corpus says and label it, rather than choosing the most confident version and calling it settled.

What is exact is the astronomy: when day 22 begins and ends where you are, down to the minute.