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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 2188

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Lunar month 330Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 331Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 31Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 32Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 33Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingPure Brightness4Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 35Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 36Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 37Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 38Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 39Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 310Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 311Day 15NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 312Day 16SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 313Day 17Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 314Day 18SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 315Day 19NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 316Day 20NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 317Day 21SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 318Day 22Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain19Day 23SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 320Day 24NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 321Day 25NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 322Day 26SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 323Day 27Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 324Day 28SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 325Day 29NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 326Day 30NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 427Day 1SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 428Day 2Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 429Day 3SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 430Day 4NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 41Day 5NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 42Day 6SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 43Day 7Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 44Day 8SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsStart of Summer5Day 9NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 46Day 10NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 47Day 11SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 48Day 12Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 49Day 13SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 410Day 14NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 20, 2188

Lunar 二一八八年 · 三月廿四

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for deep study and patient beginnings. 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. Pure Brightness

    Fri

    2188-04-04

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    2188-04-20

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Mon

    2188-05-05

    In 15 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    2188-05-20

    In 30 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

戊子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

丙辰

三月廿四

Day cycle

甲戌

山头火

Day guardian

白虎

凶 · 破

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringBathingLift misfortuneSeek medical careTreat illnessDemolish a houseDemolish wallsAvoid other undertakings

Avoid

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

Offer prayersPurification riteOpen for businessBurial

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

Northeast

艮

Day notes

Clash (戊辰)龙 · Sha 北

甲不开仓财物耗散 · 戌不吃犬作怪上床

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

己巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

庚午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

辛未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

壬申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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