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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 1950

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Lunar month 226Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 24Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 213Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 214Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 215Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 216Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 319Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain20Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 35Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer6Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 24, 1950

Lunar 一九五〇年 · 三月初八

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. Grain Rain

    Thu

    1950-04-20

    Passed 4 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1950-04-24

    Since the previous term: 4 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    1950-05-06

    In 12 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1950-05-21

    In 27 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

庚寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

庚辰

三月初八

Day cycle

己丑

霹雳火

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Build a templeMarriageSet a bed

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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