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 7/29

Friday, August 26, 2022

Day pillar

Xin Hai

Xin Hai · Metal

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Year pillar

Ren Yin

Ren Yin · Zodiac: Tiger

Month pillar

Wu Shen

Wu Shen · Chu Shu

Active solar term

Chu Shu

2022-08-23

Next solar term

Bai Lu

2022-09-07

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.

Friday, August 26, 2022

Xin Hai

Lunar 7/29 · Balance

Na Yin

Hairpin Gold

refined value, taste, and relational presentation

Xun-kong

Jia-Chen decade

Void branches: Yin / Mao · This ten-day xun begins with Jia-Chen decade; Yin / Mao 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

Dark moon

The lunar month is closing: rest, clear, and avoid rushing final judgment.

Clash-sha

Clash Si · Sha West

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

Daily directions

Wealth direction

East

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

Wu / Yin

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

Fetal-spirit cue

movement path · East

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

Heavenly Virtue

choose fairness before speed

People Day

good for ordinary agreements and community rhythm

Neck

Today's mansion draws from Azure Dragon; its working image is "tension in the throat of action".

Caution spirits

Five Separations

do not mistake emotional distance for balance

Clash Si

When Si 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

Jade Hall · Auspicious

quiet review

01:00-02:59

Ji Chou

Chou · Earth

Heavenly Jail · Caution

preparation

03:00-04:59

Geng Yin

Yin · Wood

Black Tortoise · Caution

initiation

05:00-06:59

Xin Mao

Mao · Wood

Life Steward · Auspicious

conversation

07:00-08:59

Ren Chen

Chen · Earth

Hooked Earth · Ordinary

organization

09:00-10:59

Gui Si

Si · Fire

Azure Dragon · Auspicious

visibility

11:00-12:59

Jia Wu

Wu · Fire

Bright Hall · Auspicious

presentation

13:00-14:59

Yi Wei

Wei · Earth

Heavenly Penalty · Caution

care

15:00-16:59

Bing Shen

Shen · Metal

Vermilion Bird · Caution

analysis

17:00-18:59

Ding You

You · Metal

Golden Cabinet · Auspicious

completion

19:00-20:59

Wu Xu

Xu · Earth

Heavenly Virtue · Auspicious

boundary

21:00-22:59

Ji Hai

Hai · Water

White Tiger · 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

2022-01-05

Da Han

2022-01-20

Li Chun

2022-02-03

Yu Shui

2022-02-18

Jing Zhe

2022-03-05

Chun Fen

2022-03-20

Qing Ming

2022-04-04

Gu Yu

2022-04-20

Li Xia

2022-05-05

Xiao Man

2022-05-21

Mang Zhong

2022-06-05

Xia Zhi

2022-06-21

Xiao Shu

2022-07-07

Da Shu

2022-07-22

Li Qiu

2022-08-07

Chu Shu

2022-08-23

Bai Lu

2022-09-07

Qiu Fen

2022-09-23

Han Lu

2022-10-08

Shuang Jiang

2022-10-23

Li Dong

2022-11-07

Xiao Xue

2022-11-22

Da Xue

2022-12-07

Dong Zhi

2022-12-21

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

Balance

mediation, budgeting, fair distribution, restoring ordinary rhythm

do not call avoidance peace; name the issue plainly

28 Lunar Mansion

Neck

Azure Dragon

tension in the throat of action

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 Si

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

Harmonizes with Yin

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

Hidden friction with Shen

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

Day meaning

Xin Hai Day Meaning

Xin Hai places "refined metal: taste, precision, beauty, and exact language" inside "winter pig water: depth, retreat, renewal, and unseen resources". The point is not fortune first; it is how Metal finds a workable posture inside real conditions.

Heavenly stem image

refined metal: taste, precision, beauty, and exact language

Earthly branch scene

winter pig water: depth, retreat, renewal, and unseen resources

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

Chu Shu · 2022-08-23

Climate

heat withdraws, making correction and simplification easier

Body

let the nervous system come down from summer intensity

Space

remove what was only useful in high heat or high drama

Practice

edit commitments, reduce noise, and restore ordinary rhythm

Classical cautions

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

Stem caution

Refinement needs patience. Do not rush taste, branding, or final wording.

Branch caution

Major unions need clear consent, timing, and shared responsibility.

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

Good for

Edit, decide, sort, archive, set a boundary, or review a contract slowly.

Remove one friction point from your workflow or space.

Use "restoration" as today's rhythm keyword.

Work with the Chu Shu seasonal tone through one adjustment to verify.