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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 2036

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Lunar month 330Day 3SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 331Day 4Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 5SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 6NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 7NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsPure Brightness4Day 8SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 35Day 9Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 10SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 11NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 12NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 13SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 14Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 15SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 16NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 17NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 18SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 19Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 20SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 21NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 22NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationGrain Rain19Day 23SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 320Day 24Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 25SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 26NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 27NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 28SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 29Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 426Day 1SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 427Day 2NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 428Day 3NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 429Day 4SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 430Day 5Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 41Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 42Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 43Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 44Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 46Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 47Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 48Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 27, 2036

Lunar 二〇三六年 · 四月初二

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for giving thanks and thoughtful travel. 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

    Sat

    2036-04-19

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2036-04-27

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2036-05-05

    In 8 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2036-05-20

    In 23 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

丙辰

Zodiac · 龙

Month cycle

壬辰

四月初二

Day cycle

甲子

海中金

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Open for businessTradeExecute an agreementHang a signboardMake an offeringConsecrateOffer prayersPray for childrenSet a bedLift misfortune

Avoid

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

Formal betrothalExchange family namesMake a pactMarriageMove into a homeOpen a storehouseMove the hearthBreak groundBreak ground for burialReceive livestock

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊午)马 · Sha 南

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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