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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 1850

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Lunar month 231Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Rain20Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 321Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 30Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, April 27, 1850

Lunar 一八五〇年 · 三月十六

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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. Grain Rain

    Sat

    1850-04-20

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1850-04-27

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    1850-05-06

    In 9 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1850-05-21

    In 24 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

庚戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

庚辰

三月十六

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

Avoid

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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