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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 2169

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Lunar month 226Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 227Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 331Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness4Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 35Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 11SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 38Day 12Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 39Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 310Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 311Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 312Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 313Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 314Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 315Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Rain20Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 321Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 322Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 323Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 324Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 325Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 326Day 30NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 427Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 428Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 429Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 430Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 41Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 42Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 43Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 44Day 8SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 9NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 46Day 10NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Tuesday, April 4, 2169

Lunar 二一六九年 · 三月初八

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. 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. Spring Equinox

    Mon

    2169-03-20

    Passed 15 days

  2. Selected date

    Tue

    2169-04-04

    Since the previous term: 15 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Thu

    2169-04-20

    In 16 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2169-05-05

    In 31 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

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

Solar term · 清明

Year cycle

己巳

Zodiac · 蛇

Month cycle

戊辰

三月初八

Day cycle

戊寅

城头土

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Formal betrothalMarriageTravelOpen for businessExecute an agreementReceive livestockAnimal husbandryMove the hearthRelocateMove into a home

Avoid

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

Offer prayersBreak groundBreak ground for burialBurialFuneral preparation

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬申)猴 · Sha 北

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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