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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 2118

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Lunar month 327Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 331Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 31Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 34Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness5Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 18NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 19NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 20SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 21Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 22SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 23NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 24NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 25SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 26Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 27SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 28NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 29NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain20Day 30SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 321Day 1Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 322Day 2SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 323Day 3NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 324Day 4NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 325Day 5SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 326Day 6Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 327Day 7SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 328Day 8NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 329Day 9NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 330Day 10SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 31Day 11Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 32Day 12SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 33Day 13NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 34Day 14NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 35Day 15SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer6Day 16Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 37Day 17SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 8, 2118

Lunar 二一一八年 · 三月十八

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for warm gatherings and clear agreements. 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. Pure Brightness

    Tue

    2118-04-05

    Passed 3 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2118-04-08

    Since the previous term: 3 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2118-04-20

    In 12 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2118-05-06

    In 28 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

戊寅

Zodiac · 虎

Month cycle

丙辰

三月十八

Day cycle

甲寅

大溪水

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

MarriageOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateTravelLift misfortuneDismantleMove the hearthOpen for businessExecute an agreement

Avoid

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

Make an offeringFuneral preparationBurialVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊申)猴 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

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

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Favourable

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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