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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 1861

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TODAY
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Lunar month 231Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 21Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 23Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 24Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving housePure Brightness5Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 26Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 27Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 28Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 310Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 311Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 312Day 3SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 313Day 4Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 314Day 5SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 6NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 7NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 8SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 9Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 10SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 11NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 12NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 13SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 14Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 15SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 16NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 17NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 18SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 19Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 20SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 21NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 22NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 23SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 24Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 25SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 26NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 27NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 28SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 29Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 30SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 410Day 1NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 411Day 2NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHaste
Today Selected Solar term

Monday, April 29, 1861

Lunar 一八六一年 · 三月二十

Daily direction

Southeast

Make room for warm gatherings and thoughtful travel. If rushed decisions asks for your attention, let patience set the pace.

Lean into
warm gatherings
Give space to
rushed decisions

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

    Sat

    1861-04-20

    Passed 9 days

  2. Selected date

    Mon

    1861-04-29

    Since the previous term: 9 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Sun

    1861-05-05

    In 6 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Tue

    1861-05-21

    In 22 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

辛酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

壬辰

三月二十

Day cycle

戊申

大驿土

Day guardian

金匮

吉 · 定

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make an offeringOffer prayersConsecrateLift misfortuneBreak groundReceive wealthTradeReceive livestockClean the home

Avoid

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

Welcome a household memberTravelMarriageAcquire propertySet a bedTake officeBurialBuild a stove

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Southeast

巽

Fortune

Northeast

艮

Wealth

North

坎

Day notes

Clash (壬寅)虎 · Sha 南

戊不受田田主不祥 · 申不安床鬼祟入房

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

壬子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

癸丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

甲寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

乙卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

丙辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

丁巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

戊午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

己未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

庚申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

辛酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

壬戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

癸亥

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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