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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 1968

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TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 331Day 3NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 4SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 5Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 6SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 7NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 8NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 9SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 10Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 11SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 12NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 13NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 14SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 15Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 16SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 17NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 18NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 19SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 20Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 21SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 22NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain20Day 23NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 321Day 24SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 322Day 25Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 323Day 26SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 324Day 27NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 325Day 28NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 326Day 29SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 427Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 428Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 429Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 430Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 48Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 49Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 410Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 411Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 8, 1968

Lunar 一九六八年 · 三月十一

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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

    Fri

    1968-04-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1968-04-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Sat

    1968-04-20

    In 12 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Sun

    1968-05-05

    In 27 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

清明 → 谷雨

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙辰

三月十一

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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