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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 2006

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Lunar month 226Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 227Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 331Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 319Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain20Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 428Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 429Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Lunar 二〇〇六年 · 三月廿六

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    2006-04-20

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2006-04-23

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2006-05-05

    In 12 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2006-05-21

    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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬辰

三月廿六

Day cycle

壬午

杨柳木

Day guardian

天刑

凶 · 满

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Pray for childrenTravelLift misfortuneMake a pactFormal betrothalMarriageVisit friends and familyWelcome a household memberSet a bedOpen for business

Avoid

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

Offer prayersConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burialThanksgiving rite

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙子)鼠 · Sha 北

壬不泱水更难提防 · 午不苫盖屋主更张

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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