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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 2173

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TODAY
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Lunar month 228Day 15Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 16SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 17NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 18NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 19SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 20Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 21SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness4Day 22NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 23NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 24SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 25Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 26SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 27NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 28NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 29SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 1Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 2SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 3NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 4NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 5SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 6Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 7SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain19Day 8NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 320Day 9NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 10SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 11Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 12SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 13NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 14NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 15SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 16Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 17SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 18NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 19NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 20SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 21Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 22SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 23NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 24NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 25SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 26Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 27SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Wednesday, April 21, 2173

Lunar 二一七三年 · 三月初十

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for deep study and thoughtful travel. If heavy works asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
deep study
Give space to
heavy works

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

    Mon

    2173-04-19

    Passed 2 days

  2. Selected date

    Wed

    2173-04-21

    Since the previous term: 2 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Wed

    2173-05-05

    In 14 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Thu

    2173-05-20

    In 29 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

癸酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

丙辰

三月初十

Day cycle

丙辰

沙中土

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringTravelTrain livestockClean the homeAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

ConsecrateTimber workBurialBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

Southwest

坤

Day notes

Clash (庚戌)狗 · Sha 南

丙不修灶必见灾殃 · 辰不哭泣必主重丧

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

戊子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

己丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

庚寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

辛卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

癸巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

甲午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

乙未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

丙申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

丁酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

己亥

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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