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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 2026

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TODAY
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Lunar month 229Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness5Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 19NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 20SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 21Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 22SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 23NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 24NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 25SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 213Day 26Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 214Day 27SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 215Day 28NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 216Day 29NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 1SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 2Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 3SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Rain20Day 4NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 321Day 5NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 322Day 6SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 323Day 7Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 324Day 8SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 325Day 9NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 326Day 10NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 11SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 12Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 13SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 14NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 15NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 16SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 17Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 18SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 19NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 20NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 21SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 22Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 23SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Lunar 二〇二六年 · 二月十七

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. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    2026-03-20

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Sat

    2026-04-04

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Pure Brightness

    Sun

    2026-04-05

    In 1 days

  4. Grain Rain

    Mon

    2026-04-20

    In 16 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

春分 → 清明

Year cycle

丙午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

辛卯

二月十七

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 执

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Offer prayersPurification riteTravelRelocateMove into a homeConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurial

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalConsecrateSet a bedMarriageOpen for business

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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