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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 1905

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Lunar month 226Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 227Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 228Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 229Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 230Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 231Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 30SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 1NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 2NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 3SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 4Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 5SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 6NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 7NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 8SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 9Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 10SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 11NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 12NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 13SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 14Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 15SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 320Day 16NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain21Day 17NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 18SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 19Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 20SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 21NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 22NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 23SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 24Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 25SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 26NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 27NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 28SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 29Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 1SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 45Day 2NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer6Day 3NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 21, 1905

Lunar 一九〇五年 · 三月十七

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

    1905-04-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1905-04-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1905-05-06

    In 15 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Mon

    1905-05-22

    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

乙巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

庚辰

三月十七

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMarriageWelcome a household memberVisit friends and familyTradeExecute an agreementBreak groundEnd mourning dressThanksgiving rite

Avoid

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

Funeral preparationBurialMove into a homeSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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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