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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 2109

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Lunar month 331Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness5Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 319Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain20Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 430Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 41Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 42Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 43Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 44Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 48Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 49Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 410Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 411Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 18, 2109

Lunar 二一〇九年 · 三月十九

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for thoughtful travel and patient beginnings. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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. Pure Brightness

    Fri

    2109-04-05

    Passed 13 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2109-04-18

    Since the previous term: 13 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Sat

    2109-04-20

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Sun

    2109-05-05

    In 17 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

清明 → 谷雨

Year cycle

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊辰

三月十九

Day cycle

丁丑

涧下水

Day guardian

玄武

凶 · 收

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringCaptureLift misfortuneAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

MarriageBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (辛未)羊 · Sha 东

丁不剃头头必生疮 · 丑不冠带主不还乡

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

丙午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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