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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 1882

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Lunar month 226Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 227Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 228Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 229Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 230Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 231Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 21Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 22Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 23Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 24Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationPure Brightness5Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 26Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 27Day 20SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 28Day 21Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 29Day 22SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 210Day 23NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 211Day 24NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 212Day 25SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 213Day 26Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 214Day 27SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 215Day 28NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 216Day 29NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 217Day 30SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 318Day 1Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 319Day 2SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsGrain Rain20Day 3NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 321Day 4NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 322Day 5SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 323Day 6Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 324Day 7SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 325Day 8NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 326Day 9NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 327Day 10SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 328Day 11Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 329Day 12SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 330Day 13NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 31Day 14NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 32Day 15SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 33Day 16Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 34Day 17SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationStart of Summer5Day 18NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 36Day 19NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLending
Today Selected Solar term

Friday, April 21, 1882

Lunar 一八八二年 · 三月初四

Daily direction

Northwest

Make room for warm gatherings and deep study. 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. Pure Brightness

    Wed

    1882-04-05

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Fri

    1882-04-21

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Start of Summer

    Fri

    1882-05-05

    In 14 days

  4. Grain Buds

    Sun

    1882-05-21

    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

壬午

Zodiac · 马

Month cycle

甲辰

三月初四

Day cycle

庚寅

松柏木

Day guardian

司命

吉 · 开

Favourable

Traditional activities commonly associated with a smoother rhythm today.

Make a pactFormal betrothalMarriageWelcome a household memberVisit friends and familyTradeExecute an agreementBreak groundEnd mourning dressThanksgiving rite

Avoid

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

Funeral preparationBurialMove into a homeSet a bed

Orientation

Auspicious directions

Traditional directional correspondences for the day.

Joy

Northwest

乾

Fortune

Southwest

坤

Wealth

East

震

Day notes

Clash (甲申)猴 · Sha 北

庚不经络织机虚张 · 寅不祭祀神鬼不尝

Timing

Twelve double-hours

A traditional indication of the day’s changing rhythm.

23:00–00:59

丙子

Favourable

01:00–02:59

丁丑

Favourable

03:00–04:59

戊寅

Avoid

05:00–06:59

己卯

Avoid

07:00–08:59

庚辰

Favourable

09:00–10:59

辛巳

Favourable

11:00–12:59

壬午

Avoid

13:00–14:59

癸未

Favourable

15:00–16:59

甲申

Avoid

17:00–18:59

乙酉

Avoid

19:00–20:59

丙戌

Favourable

21:00–22:59

丁亥

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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