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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 2104

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TODAY
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Lunar month 330Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 331Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness4Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 35Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 37Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 38Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 39Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 310Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 311Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 312Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 313Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 314Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 315Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 316Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 317Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Rain20Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 321Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 425Day 1SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 426Day 2NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 427Day 3NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 428Day 4SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 429Day 5Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 430Day 6SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 41Day 7NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 42Day 8NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 43Day 9SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 44Day 10Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 11SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 46Day 12NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 47Day 13NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 48Day 14SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 49Day 15Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 410Day 16SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 27, 2104

Lunar 二一〇四年 · 四月初三

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. Grain Rain

    Sun

    2104-04-20

    Passed 7 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2104-04-27

    Since the previous term: 7 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2104-05-05

    In 8 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2104-05-21

    In 24 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

甲子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

戊辰

四月初三

Day cycle

庚申

石榴木

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

BathingMake an offeringLift misfortuneBurialBreak ground for burialThanksgiving riteMove a coffinAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Purification riteConsecrateMarriageMove into a homeRaise a roof beam

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲寅)虎 · Sha 南

庚不经络织机虚张 · 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

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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