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 4/7

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Day pillar

Bing Yin

Bing Yin · Fire

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Year pillar

Xin Chou

Xin Chou · Zodiac: Ox

Month pillar

Gui Si

Gui Si · Li Xia

Active solar term

Li Xia

2021-05-05

Next solar term

Xiao Man

2021-05-20

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.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Bing Yin

Lunar 4/7 · Receive

Na Yin

Furnace Fire

heat that needs a vessel, rhythm, and clean fuel

Xun-kong

Jia-Zi decade

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

Six-day rhythm

Butsumetsu

release, simplify, and avoid ceremonial overstatement

Moon phase

First quarter

The moon is taking form: review first progress and adjust effort.

Clash-sha

Clash Shen · Sha North

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

Southwest

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

Joy direction

Southwest

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

Noble cue

Hai / You

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

Fetal-spirit cue

stove and heat source · 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

Mother Storehouse

gather, archive, and protect useful reserves

Heavenly Joy

receive good news without overpromising

Encampment

Today's mansion draws from Black Tortoise; its working image is "protected room and building support".

Caution spirits

Robbery Sha

do not collect what should be released

Clash Shen

When Shen 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

Wu Zi

Zi · Water

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Ji Chou

Chou · Earth

Vermilion Bird · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Geng Yin

Yin · Wood

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Xin Mao

Mao · Wood

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Ren Chen

Chen · Earth

White Tiger · Caution

organization

09:00-10:59

Gui Si

Si · Fire

Jade Hall · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Jia Wu

Wu · Fire

Heavenly Jail · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Yi Wei

Wei · Earth

Black Tortoise · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Bing Shen

Shen · Metal

Life Steward · Auspicious

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ding You

You · Metal

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

completion

19:00-20:59

Wu Xu

Xu · Earth

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Ji Hai

Hai · Water

Bright 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

2021-01-05

Da Han

2021-01-19

Li Chun

2021-02-03

Yu Shui

2021-02-18

Jing Zhe

2021-03-05

Chun Fen

2021-03-20

Qing Ming

2021-04-04

Gu Yu

2021-04-19

Li Xia

2021-05-05

Xiao Man

2021-05-20

Mang Zhong

2021-06-05

Xia Zhi

2021-06-21

Xiao Shu

2021-07-06

Da Shu

2021-07-22

Li Qiu

2021-08-07

Chu Shu

2021-08-22

Bai Lu

2021-09-07

Qiu Fen

2021-09-22

Han Lu

2021-10-08

Shuang Jiang

2021-10-23

Li Dong

2021-11-07

Xiao Xue

2021-11-22

Da Xue

2021-12-06

Dong Zhi

2021-12-21

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

Receive

collecting, archiving, receiving feedback, bringing scattered things home

do not hoard what should be released

28 Lunar Mansion

Encampment

#13

Black Tortoise

protected room and building support

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 Shen

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

Harmonizes with Hai

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

Hidden friction with Si

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

Day meaning

Bing Yin Day Meaning

Bing Yin places "sunlight: visibility, warmth, generosity, and clear expression" inside "early spring tiger: initiation, courage, and growth pressure". The point is not fortune first; it is how Fire finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

sunlight: visibility, warmth, generosity, and clear expression

Earthly branch scene

early spring tiger: initiation, courage, and growth pressure

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

Li Xia · 2021-05-05

Climate

summer begins, visibility rises, and heat asks for rhythm

Body

protect sleep and the heart-mind from overexcitement

Space

bring light in without creating glare or heat traps

Practice

present carefully, socialize selectively, and keep cool-down time

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Handle heat sources carefully. Fix the system before adding more fire.

Branch caution

Ritual needs sincerity. Do not perform respect as a gesture only.

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

Good for

Use visibility carefully: present, clarify, teach, or reconnect.

Warm up a conversation before asking for a clear decision.

Use "initiation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Li Xia seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.