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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 2236

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Lunar month 227Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 228Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 229Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 230Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 231Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 21Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 22Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 23Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingPure Brightness4Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 25Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 26Day 30SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 37Day 1Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 38Day 2SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 39Day 3NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 310Day 4NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 311Day 5SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 312Day 6Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 313Day 7SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 314Day 8NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 315Day 9NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 316Day 10SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 317Day 11Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 318Day 12SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 319Day 13NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteGrain Rain20Day 14NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 321Day 15SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 322Day 16Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 323Day 17SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 324Day 18NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 325Day 19NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 326Day 20SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 327Day 21Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 328Day 22SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 329Day 23NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 330Day 24NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 31Day 25SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 32Day 26Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 33Day 27SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 34Day 28NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingStart of Summer5Day 29NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 46Day 1SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 47Day 2Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 18, 2236

Lunar 二二三六年 · 三月十二

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for thoughtful travel and giving thanks. 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. Pure Brightness

    Mon

    2236-04-04

    Passed 14 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    2236-04-18

    Since the previous term: 14 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Wed

    2236-04-20

    In 2 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Thu

    2236-05-05

    In 17 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

丙子

Zodiac · 鼠

Month cycle

壬辰

三月十二

Day cycle

癸未

杨柳木

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.

MarriageBurialBreak groundSet a bedTreat illness

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

South

离

Day notes

Clash (丁丑)牛 · Sha 西

癸不词讼理弱敌强 · 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

壬子

Avoid

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Avoid

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Favourable

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Favourable

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Avoid

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

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

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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