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Traditional calendar · personal reflection

Daily Insight

A living Chinese almanac for the day, paired with a quieter prompt for how you might move through it.

April 2186

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Leap lunar month 226Day 6SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 227Day 7NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 228Day 8NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 229Day 9SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 230Day 10Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 231Day 11SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 21Day 12NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 22Day 13NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 23Day 14SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsPure Brightness4Day 15Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 25Day 16SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 26Day 17NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 27Day 18NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 28Day 19SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 29Day 20Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 210Day 21SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 211Day 22NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 212Day 23NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLeap lunar month 213Day 24SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLeap lunar month 214Day 25Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLeap lunar month 215Day 26SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLeap lunar month 216Day 27NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLeap lunar month 217Day 28NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLeap lunar month 218Day 29SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 1Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 2SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 3NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 4NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 5SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 6Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 7SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 8NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 9NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 10SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 11Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 12SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 13NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 14NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 15SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 16Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 17SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 18NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigation
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 28, 2186

Lunar 二一八六年 · 三月初十

Daily direction

Southwest

Make room for thoughtful travel and deep study. If major changes of residence asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
thoughtful travel
Give space to
major changes of residence

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

    Thu

    2186-04-20

    Passed 8 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    2186-04-28

    Since the previous term: 8 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    2186-05-05

    In 7 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    2186-05-21

    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

丙戌

Zodiac · 狗

Month cycle

壬辰

三月初十

Day cycle

辛未

路旁土

Day guardian

朱雀

凶 · 平

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBuild a stoveLevel roadsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Set a bedMove into a homeInstall millstonesPlanting

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southwest

坤

Fortune

Northwest

乾

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (乙丑)牛 · Sha 西

辛不合酱主人不尝 · 未不服药毒气入肠

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

Favourable

07:00–08:59

壬辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

戊戌

Favourable

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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