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 8/10

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Day pillar

Ding Mao

Ding Mao · Fire

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Year pillar

Xin Chou

Xin Chou · Zodiac: Ox

Month pillar

Ding You

Ding You · Bai Lu

Active solar term

Bai Lu

2021-09-07

Next solar term

Qiu Fen

2021-09-22

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.

Thursday, September 16, 2021

Ding Mao

Lunar 8/10 · Break

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

Taian

steady, broadly usable, and calm enough for agreement

Moon phase

Waxing moon

Light is increasing: build rhythm and make small things steady.

Clash-sha

Clash You · Sha West

Clash-sha is a warning bell: when You 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

South

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

storage and pantry · West

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

Release Spirit

use the breaking energy to release the right thing

Traveling Horse

movement helps if the destination is clear

Well

Today's mansion draws from Vermilion Bird; its working image is "shared resource and reliable supply".

Caution spirits

Monthly Break

not ideal for fragile beginnings

Great Drain

watch spending, force, and emotional leakage

Clash You

When You 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

Vermilion Bird · Caution

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Xin Chou

Chou · Earth

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

preparation

03:00-04:59

Ren Yin

Yin · Wood

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

initiation

05:00-06:59

Gui Mao

Mao · Wood

White Tiger · Caution

conversation

07:00-08:59

Jia Chen

Chen · Earth

Jade Hall · Auspicious

organization

09:00-10:59

Yi Si

Si · Fire

Heavenly Jail · Caution

visibility

11:00-12:59

Bing Wu

Wu · Fire

Black Tortoise · Caution

presentation

13:00-14:59

Ding Wei

Wei · Earth

Life Steward · Auspicious

care

15:00-16:59

Wu Shen

Shen · Metal

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ji You

You · Metal

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Geng Xu

Xu · Earth

Bright Hall · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Xin Hai

Hai · Water

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

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

Break

breaking a bad pattern, dismantling a draft, honest review

not ideal for delicate beginnings; repair after breaking

28 Lunar Mansion

Well

#22

Vermilion Bird

shared resource and reliable supply

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 You

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

Harmonizes with Xu

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

Hidden friction with Chen

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

Day meaning

Ding Mao Day Meaning

Ding Mao places "lamp flame: focus, craft, intimacy, and careful tending" inside "spring rabbit: relationship, doors, aesthetic growth, and gentle movement". The point is not fortune first; it is how Fire finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

lamp flame: focus, craft, intimacy, and careful tending

Earthly branch scene

spring rabbit: relationship, doors, aesthetic growth, and gentle movement

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

Bai Lu · 2021-09-07

Climate

white dew, clearer air, and the first visible sign of cooling

Body

protect lungs, skin, hydration, and grief that becomes crisp

Space

air bedding, clear windows, and prepare softer evening light

Practice

make language cleaner and let boundaries become graceful

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Avoid cosmetic fixes when sensitivity is high. Tend the root irritation.

Branch caution

Do not dig for resources in the wrong place. Choose the source carefully.

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 "conversation" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Bai Lu seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.