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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

April 1863

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 229Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 213Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 214Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 215Day 28NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 216Day 29NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 217Day 30SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 319Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain20Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 20, 1863

Lunar 一八六三年 · 三月初三

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    1863-04-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1863-04-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1863-05-06

    In 16 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Thu

    1863-05-21

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 谷雨

Year cycle

癸亥

Zodiac · 猪

Month cycle

丙辰

三月初三

Day cycle

己酉

大驿土

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneMove the hearthDismantleMove into a homeSet a bedConstruction

Avoid

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

Break groundBreak ground for burialReceive wealthDig a wellHang a signboardOpen for businessTimber workTrade

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸卯)兔 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 酉不会客醉坐颠狂

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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