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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 2138

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Lunar month 230Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 231Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 21Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 23Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 24Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness5Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 26Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 27Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 28Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 49Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 14, 2138

Lunar 二一三八年 · 三月初五

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for patient beginnings and thoughtful travel. If lending or spending in haste asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
patient beginnings
Give space to
lending or spending in haste

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

    Sat

    2138-04-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2138-04-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Sun

    2138-04-20

    In 6 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2138-05-05

    In 21 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

戊戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

丙辰

三月初五

Day cycle

乙巳

覆灯火

Day guardian

明堂

吉 · 除

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecratePray for childrenLift misfortuneTimber workMove the hearthMove into a homeRelocateSet a bed

Avoid

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

MarriageReceive wealthBurialTravelOpen for businessExecute an agreementBuild a stovePlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (己亥)猪 · Sha 东

乙不栽植千株不长 · 巳不远行财物伏藏

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Avoid

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

Avoid

11:00–12:59

壬午

Favourable

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

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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