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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 1820

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Lunar month 226Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 227Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 228Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 229Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness5Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 315Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Rain20Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 321Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 322Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 323Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 324Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 325Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 326Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 21, 1820

Lunar 一八二〇年 · 三月初九

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. Pure Brightness

    Wed

    1820-04-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1820-04-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    1820-05-05

    In 14 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1820-05-21

    In 30 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

三月初九

Day cycle

乙丑

海中金

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair doorsFishingReceive wealthReceive livestockAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageMove into a home

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己未)羊 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

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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