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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 1991

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TODAY
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Thu
Fri
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Lunar month 231Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 21Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 22Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 23Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 24Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 26Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 27Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 28Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 29Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 210Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 211Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 212Day 28Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 213Day 29SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 214Day 30NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 1NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 2SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 3Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 4SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 5NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain20Day 6NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 321Day 7SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 322Day 8Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 323Day 9SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 324Day 10NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 325Day 11NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 326Day 12SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 13Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 14SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 15NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 16NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 17SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 18Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 19SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 20NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 21NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 22SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 23Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 24SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 25NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 26NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 27SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 8, 1991

Lunar 一九九一年 · 二月廿四

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

    1991-04-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1991-04-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Sat

    1991-04-20

    In 12 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Mon

    1991-05-06

    In 28 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

辛未

Zodiac · 羊

Month cycle

壬辰

二月廿四

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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