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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 1865

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Lunar month 226Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 1SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 2Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 3SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 4NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 331Day 5NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 6SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 7Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 8SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 9NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 10NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 11SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 12Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 13SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 14NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 15NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 16SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 17Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 18SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 19NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 20NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 21SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 22Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 23SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 24NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain20Day 25NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 321Day 26SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 322Day 27Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 323Day 28SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 324Day 29NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 425Day 1NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 426Day 2SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 3Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 4SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 5NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 6NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 7SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 8Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 9SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 10NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 11NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 12SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 20, 1865

Lunar 一八六五年 · 三月廿五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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

    Wed

    1865-04-05

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1865-04-20

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    1865-05-05

    In 15 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1865-05-21

    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

乙丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

庚辰

三月廿五

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingMake an offeringLift misfortuneBurialBreak ground for burialThanksgiving riteMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Purification riteConsecrateMarriageMove into a homeRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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