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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 1885

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Lunar month 229Day 13SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 230Day 14NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 231Day 15NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 21Day 16SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 22Day 17Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 23Day 18SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsPure Brightness4Day 19NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 25Day 20NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 26Day 21SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 27Day 22Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 28Day 23SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 29Day 24NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 210Day 25NorthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 211Day 26SouthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 212Day 27Due SouthFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 213Day 28SoutheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 214Day 29NortheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 315Day 1NorthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 316Day 2SouthwestFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 317Day 3Due SouthFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 318Day 4SoutheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 319Day 5NortheastFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingGrain Rain20Day 6NorthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 321Day 7SouthwestFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 322Day 8Due SouthFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 323Day 9SoutheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 324Day 10NortheastFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 325Day 11NorthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 326Day 12SouthwestFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 327Day 13Due SouthFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 328Day 14SoutheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseLunar month 329Day 15NortheastFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 330Day 16NorthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 31Day 17SouthwestFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 32Day 18Due SouthFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 33Day 19SoutheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrelsLunar month 34Day 20NortheastFavourableTravelAvoidMoving houseStart of Summer5Day 21NorthwestFavourableGatheringsAvoidHasteLunar month 36Day 22SouthwestFavourableAgreementsAvoidLitigationLunar month 37Day 23Due SouthFavourableStudyAvoidGroundbreakingLunar month 38Day 24SoutheastFavourablePlantingAvoidLendingLunar month 39Day 25NortheastFavourableBlessingsAvoidQuarrels
Today Selected Solar term

Sunday, April 5, 1885

Lunar 一八八五年 · 二月二十

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. Spring Equinox

    Fri

    1885-03-20

    Passed 16 days

  2. Selected date

    Sun

    1885-04-05

    Since the previous term: 16 days

  3. Grain Rain

    Mon

    1885-04-20

    In 15 days

  4. Start of Summer

    Tue

    1885-05-05

    In 30 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

乙酉

Zodiac · 鸡

Month cycle

庚辰

二月二十

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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