Tong Shu Almanac

Thursday, April 2, 2026
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Lunar Festival

BIRTHDAY OF LAO-ZI ("Venerable Sage" or "Old Child"), author of the DAO-DE JING ("Classic of the Virtue of the Way"). Believed to have lived c. 550 B.C.E., he is regarded as an incarnation of TAI-SHANG LAO JUN ("Most-High Old Lord").

Favorable Activities

Beginnings Horticulture Travel New Studies Artwork Weddings Conserving Qi

Activities to Avoid

Endings Divination Routine Study Visit Graves Burials Funerals Gardening All Travel

Lunar Calendar

Chinese Year4724
Lunar Month2nd
Lunar Day15

Yuan Cycle — Year

ElementFIRE
AnimalHORSE
ChineseBING WU

Yuan Cycle — Month

ElementMETAL
AnimalHARE
ChineseXIN MAO

Yuan Cycle — Day

ElementFIRE
AnimalHORSE
ChineseBING WU

Solar Term

CurrentSPRING EQUINOX
Day in Term3
NextCLEAR BRIGHT
Solar MonthMETAL HARE

Solar Index

IndexLEVEL favorable
Qi PatternQi developing momentum
Yin/YangYang surpassing Yin

Lunar Lodge (28 Mansions)

LodgeTHE HORN ⬤⬤very favorable
AnimalCROCODILE

Nine Star Ki

Daily Star4 — GREEN WOOD
Monthly Star7 — RED METAL
Annual Star1 — WHITE WATER

Auspicious Directions

JoySW
WealthW
SuccessW