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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.

April 1818

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Lunar month 229Day 23SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 230Day 24Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 231Day 25SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 26NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 27NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 28SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 29Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 320Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain21Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 30Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 1SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 2NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 2, 1818

Lunar 一八一八年 · 二月廿七

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1818-03-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1818-04-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    1818-04-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Tue

    1818-04-21

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

春分 → 清明

Year cycle

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

乙卯

二月廿七

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthWelcome a household memberMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Break groundTimber workBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

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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