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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 1852

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Lunar month 228Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 229Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness4Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 25Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 213Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 214Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 215Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 216Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 217Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 218Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Rain20Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 321Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 322Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 323Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 324Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 325Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 326Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 16, 1852

Lunar 一八五二年 · 二月廿七

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. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    1852-04-04

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1852-04-16

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Tue

    1852-04-20

    In 4 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1852-05-05

    In 19 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

清明 → 谷雨

Year cycle

壬子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

甲辰

二月廿七

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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