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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 2208

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Lunar month 227Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 228Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 229Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 230Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 231Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 21Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 22Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 23Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 24Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHastePure Brightness5Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 26Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 27Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 28Day 23SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 29Day 24Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 210Day 25SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 211Day 26NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 212Day 27NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 213Day 28SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 214Day 29Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 215Day 30SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 316Day 1NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 317Day 2NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 318Day 3SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 319Day 4Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingGrain Rain20Day 5SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 321Day 6NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 322Day 7NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 323Day 8SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 324Day 9Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 325Day 10SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 326Day 11NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 327Day 12NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 328Day 13SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 329Day 14Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 330Day 15SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 31Day 16NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 32Day 17NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 33Day 18SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 34Day 19Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteStart of Summer5Day 20SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 36Day 21NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 37Day 22NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Thursday, April 14, 2208

Lunar 二二〇八年 · 二月廿九

Daily direction

Due South

Make room for giving thanks and deep study. If needless quarrels asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
giving thanks
Give space to
needless quarrels

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

    Tue

    2208-04-05

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Thu

    2208-04-14

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2208-04-20

    In 6 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2208-05-05

    In 21 days

Traditional almanac

The day at a glance

Lunar date, gan-zhi cycles, solar terms, auspicious activities and timing.

清明 → 谷雨

Year cycle

戊申

Zodiac · 猴

Month cycle

丙辰

二月廿九

Day cycle

壬子

桑柘木

Day guardian

天牢

凶 · 成

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersPray for childrenConsecrateLift misfortuneFormal betrothalComing-of-age riteMove the hearthDismantleWelcome a household member

Avoid

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

None

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

South

离

Fortune

Southeast

巽

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丙午)马 · Sha 南

壬不泱水更难提防 · 子不问卜自惹祸殃

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

庚子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

辛丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

壬寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

癸卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

甲辰

Avoid

09:00–10:59

乙巳

Avoid

11:00–12:59

丙午

Favourable

13:00–14:59

丁未

Avoid

15:00–16:59

戊申

Favourable

17:00–18:59

己酉

Favourable

19:00–20:59

庚戌

Avoid

21:00–22:59

辛亥

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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