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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 1908

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Lunar month 229Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 230Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 231Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 1SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 2Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 3SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 4NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness5Day 5NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 6SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 7Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 8SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 9NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 10NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 11SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 12Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 13SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 14NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 15NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 16SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 17Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 18SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 19NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 20NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 21SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 22Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 23SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 24NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 25NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 26SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 27Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 28SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 29NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer6Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 5, 1908

Lunar 一九〇八年 · 三月初五

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. Spring Equinox

    Sat

    1908-03-21

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1908-04-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1908-04-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Wed

    1908-05-06

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 清明

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙辰

三月初五

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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