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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 2174

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Lunar month 227Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 228Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 229Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 230Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 231Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 21Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 32Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 33Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness4Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 35Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 36Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 37Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 38Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 39Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 310Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 311Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 312Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 313Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 314Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 315Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 316Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 317Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 318Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 319Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain20Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 321Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 322Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 323Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 324Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 325Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 326Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 327Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 328Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 329Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 330Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 41Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 42Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 43Day 3SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 44Day 4NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingStart of Summer5Day 5NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 46Day 6SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 47Day 7Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving house
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 28, 2174

Lunar 二一七四年 · 三月廿七

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for deep study and clear agreements. 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

    Wed

    2174-04-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2174-04-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2174-05-05

    In 7 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sat

    2174-05-21

    In 23 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

甲戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

戊辰

三月廿七

Day cycle

戊辰

大林木

Day guardian

青龙

吉 · 建

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringRepair wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

ConsecrateConstructionBreak groundBreak ground for burial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬戌)狗 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

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

Avoid

15:00–16:59

庚申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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