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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 1898

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Lunar month 327Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 331Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Rain20Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 321Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 322Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 323Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 324Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 325Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 326Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 327Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 328Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 329Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 330Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 31Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 32Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 33Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 34Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 36Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 37Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, April 2, 1898

Lunar 一八九八年 · 三月十二

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and clear agreements. 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

    Sun

    1898-03-20

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    1898-04-02

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Tue

    1898-04-05

    In 3 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Wed

    1898-04-20

    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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

乙卯

三月十二

Day cycle

乙未

沙中金

Day guardian

天德

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenTravelMove the hearthWelcome a household memberMove into a homeRelocate

Avoid

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

Break groundTimber workBurialFuneral procession

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己丑)牛 · Sha 西

乙不栽植千株不长 · 未不服药毒气入肠

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

己卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

甲申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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