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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 2011

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Lunar month 227Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 228Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 229Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 230Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 231Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 21Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness5Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 17NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 18NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 19SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 20Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 21SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 22NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 23NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 24SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 25Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 26SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 27NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 28NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 29SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 30Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 45Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer6Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Lunar 二〇一一年 · 三月初三

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. Spring Equinox

    Mon

    2011-03-21

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2011-04-05

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2011-04-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2011-05-06

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 清明

Year cycle

辛卯

Zodiac · 兔

Month cycle

壬辰

三月初三

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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