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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 2189

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Lunar month 229Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness4Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 27Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 28Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 29Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 210Day 25NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 211Day 26NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 212Day 27SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 213Day 28Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 214Day 29SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 215Day 30NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 1NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 2SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 3Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseGrain Rain19Day 4SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 320Day 5NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 6NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 7SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 8Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 9SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 10NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 11NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 12SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 13Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 14SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 15NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 16NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 17SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 18Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 19SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 20NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 36Day 21NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 22SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 23Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 24SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreaking
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 20, 2189

Lunar 二一八九年 · 三月初五

Daily direction

Northeast

Make room for clear agreements and deep study. If conflict and legal entanglements asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
clear agreements
Give space to
conflict and legal entanglements

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

    Sat

    2189-04-04

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2189-04-20

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Tue

    2189-05-05

    In 15 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Wed

    2189-05-20

    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

己丑

Zodiac · 牛

Month cycle

戊辰

三月初五

Day cycle

己卯

城头土

Day guardian

勾陈

凶 · 闭

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenPurification riteComing-of-age riteBuild a stoveReceive wealthTrade

Avoid

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

ConsecrateMarriageDig a wellBurialInstall doorsVisit the sick

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northeast

艮

Fortune

North

坎

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (癸酉)鸡 · Sha 西

己不破券二比并亡 · 卯不穿井水泉不香

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

甲子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

乙丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

丙寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

丁卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

戊辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

己巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

庚午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

辛未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

壬申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

癸酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

甲戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

乙亥

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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