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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 2012

Select a date to view its almanac.

TODAY
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Lunar month 31Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsPure Brightness4Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 35Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 23NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 24NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 25SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 26Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 27SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 28NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 29NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 30SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 421Day 1Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 422Day 2SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 423Day 3NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 424Day 4NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 425Day 5SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 6Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 7SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 8NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 9NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 10SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 11Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 12SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 13NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 14NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 15SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 16Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 17SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 18NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 19NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 20SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 21Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 412Day 22SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Lunar 二〇一二年 · 四月初五

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Fri

    2012-04-20

    Passed 5 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2012-04-25

    Since the previous term: 5 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sat

    2012-05-05

    In 10 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2012-05-20

    In 25 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

壬辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

甲辰

四月初五

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelTrain livestockClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTimber workBurialBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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