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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 1874

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Lunar month 229Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 230Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 231Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 4SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Rain20Day 5Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 321Day 6SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 7NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 8NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 9SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 10Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 11SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 12NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 13NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 14SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 15Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 16SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 17NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 18NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 19SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 20Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 21SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 22NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 23NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 24SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 2, 1874

Lunar 一八七四年 · 二月十六

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and warm gatherings. 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. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1874-03-21

    Passed 12 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    1874-04-02

    Since the previous term: 12 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    1874-04-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1874-04-20

    In 18 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

春分 → 清明

Year cycle

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丁卯

二月十六

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenMove the hearthMove into a homeRelocateSet a bedDismantle

Avoid

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

Set the marriage bedOpen for businessBurialFuneral preparation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸未)羊 · Sha 东

己不破券二比并亡 · 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

甲子

Avoid

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

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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