Wan Nian Li calendar

Check today before texting TA, moving money, confessing, negotiating, or signing.

A daily Chinese calendar for lunar date, ganzhi pillars, solar terms, wealth direction, yi/ji prompts, and two-hour rhythm. Use it to spot action windows before sending the message, spending money, confessing, negotiating, moving, signing, or deciding to wait.

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Lunar date

Lunar 10/21

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Day pillar

Ren Wu

Ren Wu · Water

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Year pillar

Geng Zi

Geng Zi · Zodiac: Rat

Month pillar

Ding Hai

Ding Hai · Xiao Xue

Active solar term

Xiao Xue

2020-11-21

Next solar term

Da Xue

2020-12-06

Tong Shu day record

A more traditional almanac view adds Na Yin, xun-kong, lunar phase, six-day rhythm, clash-sha, directions, and spirit cues. Read it as a compact field note before choosing action.

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Ren Wu

Lunar 10/21 · Threshold

Na Yin

Willow Wood

flexibility, social grace, and soft resilience

Xun-kong

Jia-Xu decade

Void branches: Shen / You · This ten-day xun begins with Jia-Xu decade; Shen / You act as void-branch cues. Treat them as a prompt to check whether a promise has landed in reality.

Six-day rhythm

Shakku

watch speech, heat, and quick irritation

Moon phase

Waning moon

Light is decreasing: sort results, reduce leakage, and return to essentials.

Clash-sha

Clash Zi · Sha North

Clash-sha is a warning bell: when Zi themes appear, slow the move, soften the tone, and avoid forcing a result.

Daily directions

Wealth direction

South

Use the wealth direction as a cue for resources, budgeting, receiving, and value review.

Joy direction

South

Use the joy direction for warmer tone, invitations, and softer relationship repair.

Noble cue

Mao / Si

Noble branches point to complementary perspectives; they do not guarantee a specific person will appear.

Fetal-spirit cue

central room · Southwest

Fetal-spirit direction is a classical timing reference: keep renovation, noise, and heavy movement gentle around the indicated side.

This page translates Tong Shu categories into practical planning language. For professional date selection such as weddings, renovation, or burial, consult a qualified practitioner.

Auspicious spirits

No-Separation

keep sensitive matters whole and carefully held

Six Harmony

seek one stabilizing ally

Stomach

Today's mansion draws from White Tiger; its working image is "nourishment, appetite, and capacity".

Caution spirits

Heavenly Penalty

risk needs process and written clarity

Clash Zi

When Zi appears in people, timing, or context, slow down before concluding.

Two-hour rhythm

Traditional shichen divides the day into twelve two-hour windows. Use it to plan energy, not to outsource judgment.

23:00-00:59

Geng Zi

Zi · Water

Heavenly Jail · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Xin Chou

Chou · Earth

Black Tortoise · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Ren Yin

Yin · Wood

Life Steward · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Gui Mao

Mao · Wood

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

conversation

07:00-08:59

Jia Chen

Chen · Earth

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Yi Si

Si · Fire

Bright Hall · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Bing Wu

Wu · Fire

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Ding Wei

Wei · Earth

Vermilion Bird · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Wu Shen

Shen · Metal

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ji You

You · Metal

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Geng Xu

Xu · Earth

White Tiger · Caution

boundary

21:00-22:59

Xin Hai

Hai · Water

Jade Hall · Auspicious

restoration

Festival notes

No major festival note today

24 solar terms

Solar terms anchor the calendar to seasonal change. Exact professional almanacs may use deeper ephemeris rules; this page keeps a practical astronomical approximation.

Xiao Han

2020-01-05

Da Han

2020-01-20

Li Chun

2020-02-04

Yu Shui

2020-02-19

Jing Zhe

2020-03-05

Chun Fen

2020-03-20

Qing Ming

2020-04-04

Gu Yu

2020-04-19

Li Xia

2020-05-05

Xiao Man

2020-05-20

Mang Zhong

2020-06-05

Xia Zhi

2020-06-20

Xiao Shu

2020-07-06

Da Shu

2020-07-22

Li Qiu

2020-08-07

Chu Shu

2020-08-22

Bai Lu

2020-09-07

Qiu Fen

2020-09-22

Han Lu

2020-10-07

Shuang Jiang

2020-10-22

Li Dong

2020-11-06

Xiao Xue

2020-11-21

Da Xue

2020-12-06

Dong Zhi

2020-12-21

Reference anchors

The system follows common public calendar patterns: lunar date, ganzhi, solar terms, 12 day officers, 28 lunar mansions, hour periods, and practical yi/ji language.

Hong Kong Observatory Calendar HKO Stems and Branches Tong Shu Almanac 12 Day Officers Time and Date Chinese Calendar

Stillness Dao is a digital tool for education, entertainment, and self-reflection based on traditional Chinese metaphysics. Readings describe timing patterns and practical signals for guidance only — they are not deterministic, promise no guaranteed outcomes, and are not a substitute for professional financial, medical, or legal advice.

Almanac layers

A thicker day reading combines day officer, lunar mansion, and branch relations before you choose an action.

12 Day Officer

Threshold

risk review, timing checks, sensitive conversations with care

move slowly where consequences are hard to reverse

28 Lunar Mansion

Stomach

#17

White Tiger

nourishment, appetite, and capacity

The 28 mansion is used here as an almanac-style reference layer, adding imagery to the day pillar without turning it into absolute fortune.

Branch relations

Clash with Zi

The day branch opposes Zi. If that branch appears in a person, time, or situation, slow the reaction and check assumptions.

Harmonizes with Wei

Wei gives a six-harmony cue. Good for finding complementary support, negotiation, and repair.

Hidden friction with Chou

Chou can describe subtle friction. Name small misunderstandings before they become larger.

Day meaning

Ren Wu Day Meaning

Ren Wu places "river water: movement, strategy, depth, and adaptive intelligence" inside "noon horse: visibility, speed, public movement, and heat". The point is not fortune first; it is how Water finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

river water: movement, strategy, depth, and adaptive intelligence

Earthly branch scene

noon horse: visibility, speed, public movement, and heat

Questions

What small step today will leave a signal, not only a mood?

Am I growing, sorting, holding, expressing, or avoiding?

If I write one Journal entry tonight, what do I want to be able to review?

Practical use

Replace an abstract wish with one checkable action.

Compare the yi/ji prompts with your actual schedule; do not obey them blindly.

When the clash branch appears in people or timing, delay the first reaction.

Seasonal field

Xiao Xue · 2020-11-21

Climate

small snow, first sealing, and the beauty of conserving warmth

Body

keep feet, lower back, and digestion warm

Space

soften lighting, seal small drafts, and prepare winter supplies

Practice

do maintenance that future you will quietly thank you for

Classical cautions

Peng Zu lines are preserved as cultural memory and translated into modern caution, not fear.

Stem caution

Depth can be hard to measure. Do not draw from a source you have not checked.

Branch caution

Do not cover heat without understanding ventilation.

These classical lines are preserved as cultural texture, not literal threat; the page translates them into verifiable modern cautions.

Good for

Research, rest, listen, journal, and let a difficult question become more specific.

Use quiet time for strategy rather than public reaction.

Use "presentation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Xiao Xue seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.