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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 1916

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TODAY
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Thu
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Lunar month 226Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 227Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 228Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 229Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 230Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 231Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 21Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 30NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness5Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 26NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 27SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 28Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 29SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 1NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 2NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 3SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 4Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer6Day 5SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 23, 1916

Lunar 一九一六年 · 三月廿一

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. Grain Rain

    Thu

    1916-04-20

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1916-04-23

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1916-05-06

    In 13 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1916-05-21

    In 28 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

谷雨 → 立夏

Year cycle

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿一

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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